TY  - ADVS
AU  - Bergman,Ingmar
AU  - Bj�ornstrand,Gunnar
AU  - Ekerot,Bengt
AU  - Poppe,Nils
AU  - Sydow,Max von
AU  - Andersson,Bibi
AU  - Gill,Inga
AU  - Hansson,Maud
AU  - Landgr�e,Inga
AU  - Lindblom,Gunnel
AU  - Anderberg,Bertil
AU  - Ek,Anders
AU  - Fridell,�Ake
AU  - Olsson,Gunnar
AU  - Strandmark,Erik
AU  - Nordgren,Erik
ED  - Svensk filmindustri.
ED  - Criterion Collection (Firm)
TI  - The seventh seal
T2  - The Criterion collection
SN  - 9781604651416
AV  - DVD PN 1997 .S48 2009
PY  - 2009///]
CY  - [Irvington, NY]
PB  - Criterion Collection
KW  - Knights and knighthood
KW  - Drama
KW  - Civilization, Medieval
KW  - Crusades
KW  - Death
KW  - Chess
KW  - End games
KW  - Black Death
KW  - Video recordings for hard of hearing people
KW  - Fantasy films
KW  - Action and adventure films
KW  - Feature films
N1  - Title from container; Originally released as a motion picture in 1957; Special features: Disc one: Introduction by Ingmar Bergman, recorded in 2003; audio commentary by Bergman expert Peter Cowie, with a new afterword; archival audio interview with Max von Sydow; a 1989 tribute to Bergman by filmmaker Woody Allen; theatrical trailer. Disc two: "Bergman Island:" (2006), an 83-minute documentary on Bergman by journalist Marie Nyrer�od, featuring in-depth and revealing interviews with the director; "Bergman 101:" a selection video filmography tracing Bergman's career, narrated by Cowie. Booklet features an essay by critic Gary Giddins; Photography, Gunnar Fischer ; editor, Lennart Wall�en ; music, Erik Nordgren; Gunnar Bj�ornstrand, Bengt Ekerot, Nils Poppe, Max Von Sydow, Bibi Andersson, Inga Gill, Maud Hansson, Inga Landgr�e, Gunnel Lindblom, Bertil Anderberg, Anders Ek, �Ake Fridell, Gunnar Olsson, Erik Standmark
N2  - Antonius Block is a knight, who along with his squire, are returning home from the crusades. Black Death is sweeping their country. As they approach home, Death appears to the knight and tells him it is his time. Antonius challenges Death to a chess game for his life. Antonius and Death play as the cultural turmoil envelopes the people around them as they try, in different ways, to deal with the upheaval that the plague has caused
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