The seventh seal /
The seventh seal /
Sjunde inseglet
a Janus Films presentation ; Svensk Filmindustri presents ; a film by Ingmar Bergman ; directed by Ingmar Bergman ; screenplay by Ingmar Bergman.
- Blu-ray special edition.
, Sweden.
- 1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- The Criterion collection ; 11 .
- Criterion collection ; 11. .
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957. Special features: remastered monoaural soundtrack; introduction by Ingmar Bergman; audio commentary by Peter Cowie; Bergman Island: an 83-minute documentary; audio interview with Max Von Sydow; booklet with essay by Gary Giddins.
Photography, Gunnar Fischer ; editor, Lennart Wallén ; music, Erik Nordgren. Photography, Gunnar Fischer ; editor, Lennart Wallén ; music, Erik Nordgren.
Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Ekerot, Nils Poppe, Max Von Sydow, Bibi Andersson, Inga Gill, Maud Hansson, Inga Landgré, Gunnel Lindblom, Bertil Anderberg, Anders Ek, Åke Fridell, Gunnar Olsson, Erik Standmark.
Antonius Block is a knight, who along with his squire, are returning home from the crusades. Black Death is sweeping their country. As they approach home, Death appears to the knight and tells him it is his time. Antonius challenges Death to a chess game for his life. Antonius and Death play as the cultural turmoil envelopes the people around them as they try, in different ways, to deal with the upheaval that the plague has caused.
Blu-ray; region 1; full screen (1.33:1 aspect); Dolby Digital mono; new, restored High-Definition digital transfer; requires Blu-ray player.
Swedish dialogue; English subtitles.
Swedish or dubbed English dialogue; with optional English subtitles.
9781604651423 1604651423
715515044615
Knights and knighthood--Drama.
Civilization, Medieval--Drama.
Crusades--Drama.
Death--Drama.
Chess--End games--Drama.
Black Death--Drama.
Video recordings.
Fantasy films.
Action and adventure films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Historical films.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1957. Special features: remastered monoaural soundtrack; introduction by Ingmar Bergman; audio commentary by Peter Cowie; Bergman Island: an 83-minute documentary; audio interview with Max Von Sydow; booklet with essay by Gary Giddins.
Photography, Gunnar Fischer ; editor, Lennart Wallén ; music, Erik Nordgren. Photography, Gunnar Fischer ; editor, Lennart Wallén ; music, Erik Nordgren.
Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Ekerot, Nils Poppe, Max Von Sydow, Bibi Andersson, Inga Gill, Maud Hansson, Inga Landgré, Gunnel Lindblom, Bertil Anderberg, Anders Ek, Åke Fridell, Gunnar Olsson, Erik Standmark.
Antonius Block is a knight, who along with his squire, are returning home from the crusades. Black Death is sweeping their country. As they approach home, Death appears to the knight and tells him it is his time. Antonius challenges Death to a chess game for his life. Antonius and Death play as the cultural turmoil envelopes the people around them as they try, in different ways, to deal with the upheaval that the plague has caused.
Blu-ray; region 1; full screen (1.33:1 aspect); Dolby Digital mono; new, restored High-Definition digital transfer; requires Blu-ray player.
Swedish dialogue; English subtitles.
Swedish or dubbed English dialogue; with optional English subtitles.
9781604651423 1604651423
715515044615
Knights and knighthood--Drama.
Civilization, Medieval--Drama.
Crusades--Drama.
Death--Drama.
Chess--End games--Drama.
Black Death--Drama.
Video recordings.
Fantasy films.
Action and adventure films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Historical films.