The Seventh Seal (1957)
Directed by Ingmar Bergman · 96 min · Fantasy, Drama
73.6 TOPICAL score · #603 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Seventh Seal (1957, directed by Ingmar Bergman) has a TOPICAL score of 73.6 - ranked 603 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and critics, and lowest on awards. Critics: 93% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 88. Audiences: TMDB 8.1/10 (3,483 ratings) · IMDb 8.1/10. Wikipedia covers it in 64 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics93% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 88
- AudienceTMDB 8.1/10 (3,483 ratings) · IMDb 8.1/10
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 64 languages
- Still read56,080 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Gunnar Björnstrand (actor #572), Bengt Ekerot, Nils Poppe, Max von Sydow (actor #249)
“The film's final "Dance of Death" sequence, silhouetted against the horizon, became one of the most recognizable images in the history of cinema.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10