Back Det sjunde inseglet AN الختم السابع Arabic الختم السابع ARZ Седмият печат Bulgarian দে হুনদে ইনসেগলেত Bengali/Bangla Det sjunde inseglet Breton Sedmi pečat BS El setè segell Catalan Sedmá pečeť Czech Y Seithfed Sêl Welsh
| The Seventh Seal | |
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| Directed by | Ingmar Bergman |
| Screenplay by | Ingmar Bergman |
| Based on | Trämålning by Ingmar Bergman |
| Produced by | Allan Ekelund |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Gunnar Fischer |
| Edited by | Lennart Wallén |
| Music by | Erik Nordgren |
| Distributed by | AB Svensk Filmindustri |
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Running time | 96 minutes[1] |
| Country | Sweden |
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| Budget | $150,000[2] |
The Seventh Seal (Swedish: Det sjunde inseglet) is a 1957 Swedish historical fantasy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. Set in Sweden[3][4] during the Black Death, it tells of the journey of a medieval knight (Max von Sydow) and a game of chess he plays with the personification of Death (Bengt Ekerot), who has come to take his life. Bergman developed the film from his own play Wood Painting. The title refers to a passage from the Book of Revelation, used both at the very start of the film and again towards the end, beginning with the words "And when the Lamb had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour."[5] Here, the motif of silence refers to the "silence of God," which is a major theme of the film.[6][7]
The Seventh Seal is considered a classic in the history of cinema, as well as one of the greatest films of all time. It established Bergman as a director, containing scenes which have become iconic through homages, critical analysis, and parodies.
- ^ "THE SEVENTH SEAL". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
- ^ Bragg 1998, p. 49.
- ^ Raw, Laurence (2009). The Ridley Scott Encyclopedia. The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. p. 284. ISBN 9780810869523.
- ^ Litch, Mary M. (2010). Philosophy Through Film. Routledge. p. 193. ISBN 9780203863329.
- ^ Rev. 8:1
- ^ Bragg 1998, p. 45.
- ^ Giddins, Gary (15 June 2009). "The Seventh Seal: There Go the Clowns". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 7 April 2015.