The seventh seal a film [WorldCat Entities]

"Sjunde iseglet (Motion picture)"
"Det sjunde inseglit"
"Sjunde Inseglet"
"Det sjunde inseglet"
"sjunde inseglet"
"Sjunde inseglit"@en
"Sjunde inseglit"
"Das siebente Siegel"
"Septième sceau"
"Sjunde inseglet (Motion picture)"
"Ingmar Bergman's The seventh seal"
"Seventh seal"
"Sjunde inseglet"
"Sjunde inseglet"@en
"7th seal"
"Ingmar Bergman's the seventh seal"

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"A 14th century Swedish knight returns home from the Crusades to find his country ravaged by the plague. The knight encounters Death, personified, and plays chess with him. In the balance hang the lives of the knight and a group of traveling players."
"An allegory on man's search for meaning. Von Sydow stars as a medieval knight returning from the Crusades. He encounters Death, and plays a chess game with him with his life and soul as the stakes."
"Allegory of man's search for meaning of life. A knight, after returning home to Sweden from the Crusades in the 14th century, plays a game of chess with Death while the Black Plague ravages the land."
"The title refers to God's book of secrets in which the greatest gift, the secret of life, will be revealed only after the breaking of the seventh seal. In this film which Bergman calls an oratorio, and The Virgin Spring (1959) he tried to purge the uglier aspects of religious practice as well as confront the silence of God in the face of what he saw as 'an active evil'. The Seventh Seal is a morality play set in doom-laden 14th century Sweden. Although in some ways the film's psychological and erotic concerns are modern and the world weary knight who challenges Death to a game of chess is a distinctly modern hero, Bergman chose the medieval period for the way in which thought was then embodied iconographically, providing the basis for the film's striking imagery."
"Death comes for a knight, who challenges Death to a game of chess while he tries to show illustrations of goodness in mankind. Death takes them all away in the end."@en
"Death comes for a knight, who challenges Death to a game of chess while he tries to show illustrations of goodness in mankind. Death takes them all away in the end."
"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."
""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, The Seventh Seal (Det sjunde inseglet), 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"--Container."
"A knight returning home from the crusades encounters death, who agrees to a chess game. In the balance hang the lives of the knight and a group of traveling players."
"In medieval Sweden a knight returns from war only to find a ravaged homeland. He meets up with a group of traveling 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 envelops the people around them as they try, in different ways, to deal with the upheaval the plague has caused."
"A medieval knight returning from the Crusades encounters Death, and plays a chess game with him with the knight's life and soul as the stakes."
"The title refers to God's book of secrets in which the greatest gift, the secret of life, will be revealed only after the breaking of the seventh seal. In this film which Bergman calls an oratorio, and The Virgin Spring (1959) he tried to purge the uglier aspects of religious practice as well as confront the silence of God in the face of what he saw an 'an active evil'. The Seventh Seal is a morality play set in doom-laden 14th century Sweden. Although in some ways the film's psychological and erotic concerns are modern and the world weary knight who challenges Death to a game of chess is a distinctly modern hero, Bergman chose the medieval period for the way in which thought was then embodied iconographically, providing the basis for the film's striking imagery."
"The Seventh Seal was Swedish director, Ingmar Bergmans breakthrough film. It is an existential film which reflects upon death and the meaning of life. The films best-known scene features a knight playing chess with the personification of Death, his life resting on the outcome of the game. The title is a reference to the passage from the Book of Revelation used both at the very start of the film, and again towards the end, beginning with the words "And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour" (Revelation 8:1)."@en
"Drame. Un chevalier revient des Croisades alors que son pays est ravagé par la peste. La Mort vient le prendre mais le chevalier obtient un sursis en engageant une partie d'échecs avec elle. Cherchant un sens à la vie, il rencontre partout le mal et la souffrance. Un couple de bateleurs, innocents et simples, semblent être les seuls à avoir conservé la joie. Finalement le chevalier doit affronter définitivement la Mort qui l'emporte avec ses compagnons."
"The title of Bergman's allegorical film refers to God's book of secrets locked by seven seals. Only after breaking the seventh seal will the mystery of life be revealed. Antonius Blok, a 14th-century knight, returns home after a decade of crusading in the Holy Land. He finds his land ravaged by plague and the people given over to flagellation and witch-hunting. Tormented by religious doubt, the knight is suddenly confronted by the implacable figure of Death who informs him that his demise is imminent. Unable to accept this sentence in a state of spiritual uncertainty, the knight challenges Death to a game of chess. Shot in only 35 days, Bergman's morality tale dpeicts the cruelty as well the nobility of medieval life in images derived from early church paintings. (Circulates)."
""After a decade of battling in the Crusades, a knight challenges Death to a fateful game of chess"--Container."
"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. DVD."
"Allegory of man's search for meaning in life. A knight, after returning home from the Crusades, plays a game of chess with Death while the plague ravages medieval Europe."
"À son retour de croisade au milieu du XIVe siècle, un chevalier suédois trouve son pays ravagé par une épidémie de peste. La mort vient le chercher mais le chevalier obtient un délai : La mort accepte de jouer chaque jour un coup d'échecs avec lui. Avec Gunnar Bjornstrand, Bibi Anderson et Max von Sydow."
"A knight returns from the Crusades to a Europe where the people are dying of the Black Death. He manages to delay his own death and protect others by playing a game of chess with Death."
"A 14th century Swedish knight returns from the Crusades to find his country ravaged by the plague. The knight encounters Death, personified, and plays chess with him, hoping for time to resolve his own religious doubts, and to save a young couple from death. An Ingmar Bergman masterpiece, dubbed into English, and starring Max von Sydow and Bibi Anderson."@en
"A knight and his squire return from their crusades to a plague-stricken Sweden. The knight is greeted by a personified Death who forces the knight to fight for his life by playing a game of chess. As the game progresses, the knight travels through Sweden, seeking the meaning of life and death."
"Death comes for a knight just home from the Crusades. The knight challenges Death to a game of chess in order to buy time while he searches for meaning to his life."
"Disillusioned and exhausted after a decade of battling in the Crusades, a knight encounters Death on a desolate beach and challenges him to a fateful game of chess. Much studied, imitated, even parodied, but never outdone."
"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."
"Death comes for a knight, who challenges him to a game of chess while he tries to show illustrations of goodness in mankind. (Halliwell) In Swedish; with English subtitles. Original Swedish title: Det Sjunde inseglet."@en
"A knight returns home from the Crusades to find his country ravaged by the plague. The knight encounters Death, personified, and plays chess with him. In the balance hang the lives of the knight and a group of traveling players."@en
"Un chevalier revenu des Croisades alors que son pays est en proie à la peste obtient un sursis de la Mort."
"Set in the 14th century, a knight returning home from the Crusades encounters Death who challenges him to a chess game. In the balance hang the lives of the knight and a group of traveling players."@en
"Set in the 14th century, a knight returning home from the Crusades encounters Death who challenges him to a chess game. In the balance hang the lives of the knight and a group of traveling players."
"In plague-stricken 14th century Sweden, a knight returning from the Crusades tries to keep Death at bay through a chess game."
""A knight, upon return from the Crusades, plays chess with Death while the plague ravages medieval Europe"--Facets catalog, October, 2006."
"In medieval Sweden a knight returns from war only to find a ravaged homeland. He meetsu p 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."
"Setting is 14th century Sweden. A knight and his squire return from the Crusades to find Sweden ravaged by plague. The knight confronts Death incarnate to play a game of chess, with the knight's life and the lives of humanity at stake."
"Presents an allegory of man's search for meaning in life. Details events in the life of a knight returning from the Crusades who plays a game of chess with Death while the plague ravages medieval Europe."
"As the Black Death continues to wipe out the population of Europe, knight Antonius Block returns from the Crusades. Disillusioned and worn, he encounters Death and makes a bargain - his fate will be determined by a game of chess."
"Setting is 14th century Sweden. A knight and his squire return from the Crusades to find Sweden ravaged by plague. The knight confronts death incarnate to play a game of chess, with the knight's life and the lives of humanity at stake."
"A medieval knight returns home from the Crusades through plague-stricken Europe. He soon encounters Death, who sportingly agrees to a chess game. In the balance hang the lives of the knight and an innocent group of travelling players."
"A knight returning home from the Crusades encounters Death, who agrees to a chess game. In the balance hang the lives of the knight and a group of traveling players."@en
"A knight returning home from the Crusades encounters Death, who agrees to a chess game. In the balance hang the lives of the knight and a group of traveling players."
""After a decade of battling in the Crusades, a knight challenges Death to a fateful game of chess" -- Container."
"A 14th century Swedish knight returns from the Crusades to find his country ravaged by the plague. The knight encounters Death, personified, and plays chess with him, hoping for time to resolve his own religious doubts and to save a young couple from death."
"A 14th century Swedish knight returns from the Crusades to find his country ravaged by the plague. The knight encounters Death, personified, and plays chess with him, hoping for time to resolve his own religious doubts and to save a young couple from death."@en
"A knight returning home from the Crusades encounters Death, who agrees to a chess game. In the balance hang the lives of the knight and a group of traveling players. This issue contains an audio essay by film historian, Peter Cowie and an illustrated and annotated filmography."
"A knight returning home from the Crusades encounters Death, who agrees to a chess game. In the balance hang the lives of the knight and a group of traveling players. This issue contains an audio essay by film historian, Peter Cowie and an illustrated and annotated filmography."@en
"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, The seventh seal (det sjunde inseglet), 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."
"In medieval Sweden a knight returns from war only to find a ravaged homeland. He meets up with a group of traveling 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."
""Disillusioned and exhausted after a decade of battling in the Crusades, a knight encounters Death on a desolate beach and challenges him to a fateful game of chess"--Container."
""A knight returning home from the Crusades encounters Death, who agrees to a chess game. In the balance hang the lives of the knight and a group of traveling players.""
"Set in 14th century Sweden, this is the tale of a knight who returns from the Crusades to find his homeland ravaged by plague. He is claimed by Death with whom he plays a game of chess with the knight's life and the lives of humanity at stake."
""XIVe siècle, Suède. La grande épidémie de peste ravage le pays. Un chevalier et son écuyer de retour des croisades rencontrent la Mort sur une plage déserte. Le chevalier lui propose une partie d'échecs, espérant retarder l'échéance fatidique, le temps de trouver une solution à ses problèmes métaphysiques. Non loin d'eux, une jeune famille de balladins chemine au cœur du pays tourmenté."--Site web Wikipédia."
"A disillusioned Crusader plays a game of chess with Death while the Plague ravages medieval Europe."
"Death comes for a knight, who challenges him to a game of chess while he tries to show illustrations of goodness in mankind ; but Death takes them all away in the end."
"Long acclaimed as a cinematic masterpiece, "The Seventh Seal" is a stunning allegory of a man's search for the meaning of life. As the Black Death sweeps across Europe, knight Antonius Block returns from the Crusades, disillusioned and worn. When Death suddenly appears before him, he asks for the chance to live, proposing a game of chess to decide his fate. As the game is played out the knight takes a number of people under his protection; one by one Death exacts his toll. It is down to Block to stall his opponent for as long as possible if he is to help save the lives of those he is trying to protect. As villages and towns around them decay, religion takes a stranglehold on those desperate for a means of survival."
"An allegory on man's search for meaning. Von Sydow stars as a medieval knight returning from the Crusades. He encounters Death, and plays a chess game with him, with his life and soul as the stakes."
"Een ridder keert van de kruistochten terug in het door pest geteisterde Zweden. In een confrontatie met de Dood weet hij uitstel te krijgen."
"In medieval Sweden a knight returns from war only to find a ravaged homeland. He meets up with a group of traveling players and eventually confronts the embodiment of death with whom he engages in a game of chess for his life."
"As the Black Death sweeps across Europe, knight Antonius Block returns from the Crusades, disillusioned and worn. When Death suddenly appears before him, he asks for the chance to live, proposing a game of chess... ."
"SUMMARY: The Black death is wiping out the population of Europe as Antonious Block a knight, returns disillusioned from the Cursades. Death appears before him, but he asks for a chance to live and proposes a game of chess. Around him religion is becoming fanatical and society is collapsing. A witch is burned, but not before he questions her. Block takes under his protection his squire, a troupe of travelling players and a deaf and dumb girl."
"Tells a story of a knight, Antonius Block (Max von Sydow), who upon his return from crusades finds that the black death is wiping out the population. Death appears before him, but asking for a chance to live he proposes a game of chess."
"A knight and his squire returen from their crusades to a plauge-stricken Sweden. The knight is greeted by a personified Death who forces the knight to fight for his life by playing a game of chess. As the game progresses, the knight travels through Sweden, seeking the meaning of life and death."
""Knight returning, disillusioned, from the Crusades, postpones his death by playing a game of chess with Death. In the time thus saved he desperately searches for some assurance of God, but in the the end finds none. (Opening words come from Revelations, Chapter 8)"--Film index international."
"In this allegory of man's search for the meaning of life, a knight, returning home from the Crusades, plays a game of chess with Death while the plague ravages medieval Europe."
"An allegory on man's search for meaning. A medieval knight returns from the Crusades. He encounters Death, and plays a chess game with him with his life and soul as the stakes."
"As the Black Death sweeps across Europe, knight Antonius Block returns from the Crusades, disillusioned and worn. When Death suddenly appears before him, he asks for the chance to live, proposing a game of chess."