The Seventh Seal

1957 · Directed by Ingmar Bergman

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.

Cast: Max von Sydow, Gunnel Lindblom, Bibi Andersson, Gunnar Björnstrand, Inga Landgré, Inga Gill, Gudrun Brost, Maud Hansson, Mona Malm, Gösta Prüzelius

Rating: 8.217/10 from 2,455 votes