Vividly recreating a medieval world tormented by plague and superstition, Bergman’s allegorical drama – centred on a knight (Max von Sydow), returned from the Crusades, who challenges Death to a game of chess in order to postpone his demise – remains fascinating (and finally rather touching) as a study of faith in crisis. Packed with powerful images, it punctuates its bleakness with moments of wry humour. A Jury Prize winner at Cannes upon its release, the film remains one of the must-see masterworks of world Cinema.

after a decade of battling in the crusades, a knight challenges death to a fateful game of chess. more than forty years after its initial release, ingmar bergman's stunning allegory of man's apocalyptic search for meaning remains a textbook on the art of filmmaking and an essential building block in any collection. criterion is proud to present 'the seventh seal' in a pristine new transfer.

Product details

Director	Ingmar Bergman
Actor	Max Von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Ekerot, Bibi Andersson, Inga Gill, Nils Poppe, Maud Hansson
Label	CRITERION

Genre	Fantasy
Content	2 DVDs
FSK / age rating	from age 12
Publication date	16.06.2009
Region code	1
Edition	Criterion Collection
Version	US Version
Original title	Det sjunde inseglet
Year of production	1957
Length	96 Minutes
Audio	Swedish
Subtitles	English

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Customer reviews

The seventh seal

Written on 12. January 2003 by Barbara.

This is a great movie;
it brings to think about
the death and the big
play of our lifes.
An "hore-d'oevre" from
I.Bergman!
dps

Written on 07. September 2005 by Sehr gut.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

Ich habe mit dem schlimmsten gerechnet und wurde positiv überrascht. "Das siebente Siegel" ist keineswegs langweilig oder anmassend sondern ein enigmatischer aber letztendlich schlüssiger Film über die Suche nach Gott und Sinn im Leben.
Was fuer eine Story

Written on 04. September 2005 by Mr.B.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

Mir hat die Story dieses Films sehr gut gefallen. der Tod spielt schach gegen den Ritter Antonius Block der Gerade aus den Kreuzzuegen zurueckgekehrt ist. zu jedem Realen Realen ereignis kommt etwas surreales mit dem Tod hinzu. Sehr gut gefallen hat mir die szene wo der Tod den Baum umsaegen will. Ausch visuell hat der Film einiges zu bieten. Wer bergman mag soll Fanny und alexander schauen. ist auch genial...