The Seventh Seal (1957)
overview : When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof and his wife, Mia, and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.
Release Date : Feb 16, 1957
Runtime : 1h 36m
Companies : SF Studios
Countries : Sweden
Keywords : witch, dying and death, blacksmith, chess, countryside, allegory, crusade, artist, juggler, witch burning, last judgment, symbolism, sense of life, grim reaper, black and white, demon, middle ages (476-1453), black death, playing chess, criterion, death personified, death incarnate, 14th century