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The Seventh Seal

15 Ratings: 4.4

Ingmar Bergman's 1957 existential drama about a knight who challenges Death to a game of chess.

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Tags: Movies, Drama Movies, Drama, Foreign Movies

Cast: Bibi Andersson, Gunnel Lindblom, Gunnar Björnstrand, Max von Sydow, Bengt Ekerot, Inga Gill, see all

Director: Ingmar Bergman

Genre: Foreign

Release Date: February 16, 1957

MPAA Rating: Unrated

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review by masume21. July 14, 2010

posted in Movie Hype

A Must Watch for Movie Fans

This movie is one of the best there is. The directing is one of the best there is, and even after its release in 1957 the movie is still an example of cinematography for current directors to strive for. And its story matches. It asks some of the greatest questions in life and shows how a knight, his squire, and some actors deal with it. As for the acting, it was good, but because they were Swedish it was hard for me to compare it to anything that I'm familiar with. … more

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Quick Tip by Athanor. June 28, 2010

A Quick Tip by Athanor

Just watch it. You'll be amazed by the number of themes which are stuffed into this movie. It is truely a masterpiece and shows how a great, intelligent movie must be made.

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Quick Tip by Count_Orlok_22. December 28, 2009

posted in Friends and Fans of Fantasy

A Quick Tip by Count_Orlok_22

Ingmar Bergman's existential masterpiece laced with witty humor and cynicism. One of the all-time great Swedish dramas and a true classic!!!

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review by Captain_Couth. April 30, 2009

In my opinion one of the greatest films ever made.

Seventh Seal is one of my favorite movies. I have to rank it up there with A Touch of Zen, Barry Lyndon, City Lights and 2001: A Space Odyssey. If there ever was such a thing as a perfect film, this one would have to be a nominee. I've never seen such a picture (and I probably never will) that was so moving, well shot, written, acted and directed. The chess game between the knight and death is an all-time classic. Words cannot describe how great this film is. There will never be another one … more

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