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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.
The Seventh Sign is a 1988 American apocalyptic drama horror film written by Clifford and Ellen Green and directed by Carl Schultz. The title and plot reference the seven seals described in the Book of Revelation , the final book of the New Testament of the Bible .
The Seventh Seal, a 1957 Swedish film by Ingmar Bergman. Greek rock band Aphrodite's Child released a song called "The Four Horsemen', which directly references the first four seals. The Fifth Seal, a 1976 Hungarian film by Zoltán Fábri. A Russian translation of the sixth of the seven seals is read in Andrei Tarkovsky's film Stalker.
The Seventh Seal is a 1957 Swedish historical fantasy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. The Seventh Seal may also refer to: The seventh seal, a concept in Christian eschatology; The Seventh Seal (Morgana Lefay album), 1999; The Seventh Seal (Rakim album), 2009 "The Seventh Seal", from Scott Walker's 1969 album Scott 4
Nils Bengt Folke Ekerot (8 February 1920 – 26 November 1971) was a Swedish actor and stage director best known for portraying Death in The Seventh Seal (1957) directed by Ingmar Bergman. In 1956, he directed the world premiere of Long Day's Journey into Night , considered the magnum opus of American playwright Eugene O'Neill .
Madeline Kahn made her first film appearance, in a supporting role. [4] The film borrows heavily from the plot lines of some of Bergman's most famous films. There is a journey by car back to the location of childhood memories as in Wild Strawberries. The main characters meet with the shrouded figure of Death as in The Seventh Seal.
With Ingrid Thulin, Eva Dahlbeck and Barbro Hiort af Ornäs, she shared the Best Actress Prize at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival for the director's Brink of Life, a film set in a maternity ward. [8] The other films included The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, The Magician, The Passion of Anna, The Touch, and Persona. [5]
Gunnar Fischer (18 November 1910 – 11 June 2011) was a Swedish cinematographer who worked with director Ingmar Bergman on several of the director's best-known films, including Smiles of a Summer Night (1955) and The Seventh Seal (1957). In addition to his career as cinematographer, Gunnar Fischer directed short films, wrote screenplays (1933 ...