The seventh seal
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The seventh seal
（The Criterion collection, 11 . Ingmar Bergman four masterworks）
Criterion Collection, c1998
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Ingmar Bergman's The seventh seal
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In Swedish and English; with English subtitles
Originally released as motion picture in 1957
Cast: Max Von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Ekerot ... [et al.]
Credits: Photography, Gunnar Fischer ; cutting, Lennart Wallén ; music, Erik Nordgren
Summary: In medieval Sweden a knight returns from war only to find a ravaged homeland. He meets up with a group of travelling players and eventually confronts the embodiment of death with whom he engages in a game of chess for his life. The knight and Death play as the cultural turmoil envelopes the people around them as they try, in different ways, to deal with the upheaval the plague has caused
Special features: audio commentary by film historian Peter Cowie; illustrated Bergman filmography featuring excerpts from Wild Strawberries and The Magician with commentary; theatrical trailer; restoration demonstration