The Seventh Seal (Swedish: Det sjunde inseglet)

Synopsis

"Det sjunde inseglet" (Swedish); "Exhausted and disillusioned, a medieval knight (Max von Sydow) makes the journey home after years of combat in the Crusades. But when the black-robed figure of Death confronts him, the knight challenges him to a game of chess. A powerful meditation on the existence of God and the meaning of life, this drama is considered one of Ingmar Bergman's best and took the Cannes Film Festival Prize in 1957." [Netflix]

Genre

Historical

Released

1957

Location

Europe

Period

Medieval knight returning from Crusades;

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