The Seventh Seal [490] Released: 1957-02-16 Revenue: $311,212 Budget: $150,000 Profit: $161,212 Runtime: 96 mins Popularity: 3.2024 Vote Average: 8.184 Vote Count: 3,104 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. Cast [45] Gunnar BjörnstrandJöns Bengt EkerotDeath Nils PoppeJof Max von SydowAntonius Block Bibi AnderssonMia Inga GillLisa Maud HanssonWitch Inga LandgréKarin Gunnel LindblomMute Girl Bertil AnderbergRaval Anders EkMonk Åke FridellPlog Gunnar OlssonAlbertus Pictor Erik StrandmarkJonas Skat Lars LindYoung Monk Benkt-Åke BenktssonMerchant at Inn Tor BorongFarmer at Inn Gudrun BrostWoman at Inn Harry AsklundLandlord Ulf JohanssonKnight Commander Sten ArdenstamKnight Gordon LöwenadlerKnight Karl WidhMan with Crutche Tommy KarlssonMikael Siv AlerosFlagellant Bengt GillbergFlagellant Lars GranbergFlagellant Gunlög HagbergFlagellant Gun HammargrenFlagellant Uno LarssonFlagellant Lennart LiljaFlagellant Monica LindmanFlagellant Helge SjökvistFlagellant Georg SkarstedtFlagellant Ragnar SörmanFlagellant Lennart TollénFlagellant Caya WickströmFlagellant Catherine BergYoung Kneeling W Mona MalmYoung Pregnant W Tor IsedalMan Josef NormanOld Man at Inn Gösta PrüzeliusMan Fritjof TallMan Nils WhitenOld Man Addresse Lena BergmanYoung Kneeling W Trailers The Seventh Seal (1957) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p] Mark Kermode reviews The Seventh Seal | BFI Player