The Seventh Seal
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The Seventh Seal is a 1957 Swedish existential drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman, renowned for its iconic imagery of a medieval knight playing chess with Death and its exploration of faith, mortality, and the human condition.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
existentialist film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Trämålning
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Wood Painting ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkType | one-act play ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Gunnar Fischer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| director | Ingmar Bergman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Svensk Filmindustri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Lennart Wallén NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmMovement | European art cinema ⓘ |
| genre |
art film
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drama ⓘ fantasy ⓘ philosophical film ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Antonius Block
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Death NERFINISHED ⓘ Jof NERFINISHED ⓘ Jöns NERFINISHED ⓘ Mia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | iconic imagery of a knight playing chess with Death ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Swedish ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Det sjunde inseglet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | chess game with Death ⓘ |
| producedBy | Allan Ekelund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Svensk Filmindustri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic of world cinema
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landmark of Swedish cinema ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1957-02-16 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 96 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Ingmar Bergman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDuring | Black Death NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Bengt Ekerot
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Bibi Andersson NERFINISHED ⓘ Gunnar Björnstrand NERFINISHED ⓘ Max von Sydow NERFINISHED ⓘ Nils Poppe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
faith
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mortality ⓘ the human condition ⓘ the meaning of life ⓘ the silence of God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Seventh Seal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Ingmar Bergman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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