Le Septième Sceau

Medieval Sweden, a desolate coastline, a lone knight's armor creaks in the wind. A chessboard lies between the knight and Death, as plague sweeps the land and a traveling theater troupe performs for wary villagers. Bergman frames existential crisis through a medieval lens.

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Ingmar Bergman directed Le Septième Sceau in 1957. See Ingmar Bergman's full filmography, where to start with Ingmar Bergman, or where to go after you've seen everything by Ingmar Bergman.

Le Septième Sceau was released in 1957 (SV original-language production), with a runtime of 96 minutes.