The Seventh Seal (1957) Sweden
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Director:Ingmar Bergman, Marie Nyreröd
Studio:Criterion
Producer:Allan Ekelund
Writer:Ingmar Bergman
Rating:8.3 (90,526 votes)
Rated:NR
Date Added:2011-05-12
ASIN:B001WLMOG4
UPC:0715515044615
Price:$39.95
Awards:7 wins & 1 nomination
Genre:Art House & International
Release:2009-06-16
IMDb:0050976
Duration:97
Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
Sound:Mono
Languages:Swedish
Subtitles:English
Features:Black and White, Special Edition
Ingmar Bergman, Marie Nyreröd  ...  (Director)
Ingmar Bergman  ...  (Writer)
 
Max von Sydow  ...  Antonius Block
Gunnar Björnstrand  ...  Jöns, squire
Bengt Ekerot  ...  Death
Nils Poppe  ...  Jof / Joseph
Bibi Andersson  ...  Mia / Mary - Jof's wife
Arne Carlsson  ...  Cinematographer
Gunnar Fischer  ...  Cinematographer
Lennart Wallén  ...  Editor
Inga Gill  ...  Lisa, blacksmith's wife
Maud Hansson  ...  Witch
Inga Landgré  ...  Karin, Block's Wife
Gunnel Lindblom  ...  Girl
Bertil Anderberg  ...  Raval
Anders Ek  ...  The Monk
Åke Fridell  ...  Blacksmith Plog
Gunnar Olsson  ...  Albertus Pictor, Church Painter
Erik Strandmark  ...  Jonas Skat
Summary: Few films have had as large a cultural impact as Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal (Det sjunde inseglet). Disillusioned and exhausted after a decade of battling in the Crusades, a knight (Max von Sydow) encounters Death on a desolate beach and challenges him to a fateful game of chess. Much studied, imitated, even parodied, but never outdone, Bergman’s stunning allegory of man’s search for meaning was one of the benchmark foreign imports of America’s 1950s art house heyday, pushing cinema’s boundaries and ushering in a new era of moviegoing.
SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES:
New, restored high-definition digital transfer with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
Introduction by Ingmar Bergman, recorded in 2003
Audio commentary by Bergman expert Peter Cowie
A new afterword to the commentary by Cowie
Bergman Island (2006), an 83-minute documentary on Bergman by Marie Nyreröd, featuring in-depth and revealing interviews with the director
Archival audio interview with Max von Sydow
A 1998 tribute to Bergman by filmmaker Woody Allen
Theatrical trailer
Bergman 101, a selected video filmography tracing Bergman’s career, narrated by Cowie
Optional English-dubbed soundtrack
New and improved English subtitle translation
PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Gary Giddins

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