The Seventh Seal

Det sjunde inseglet (The Seventh Seal) is a 1957 film directed by Ingmar Bergman, most notable for the scene in which a medieval knight (played by Max von Sydow) plays chess with the personification of Death, with his life resting on the outcome of the game.

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1957 - Film - Ingmar Bergman - Knight - Max von Sydow - Chess - Personification - Death

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The title is a reference to the passage from the Book of Revelation used at the start of the film, beginning with the words "And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour."

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Bergman stated in an interview that the film had helped him overcome his fear of death.

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