The Seventh Seal
1957 film by Ingmar Bergman
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Summary
The Seventh Seal is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,569 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Ingmar Bergman[3]
- Screenwriter: Ingmar Bergman[4]
- Composer: Erik Nordgren[5]
- Genre: fantasy film[6], drama film[7], historical film[8]
- Named after: Book of Revelation[9]
- Based on: Wood painting[10]
- Cast member: Max von Sydow[11], Gunnar Björnstrand[12], Bengt Ekerot[13], Nils Poppe[14], Bibi Andersson[15], Gunnel Lindblom[16], Gunnar Olsson[17], Inga Landgré[18], Åke Fridell[19], Maud Hansson[20], Anders Ek[21], Mona Malm[22], Inga Gill[23], Erik Strandmark[24]
- Producer: Allan Ekelund[25]
- Director of photography: Gunnar Fischer[26]
- Part of: Vatican's list of films[27]
- Original language of film or TV show: Swedish[28], Latin[29]
- Commons category: The Seventh Seal[30]
- Review score: 9.2/10[31], 93%[32], 88/100[33], 8.1/10[34]
- Color: black-and-white[35]
- Country of origin: Sweden[36]
- Publication date: February 16, 1957[37], May 15, 1957[38], December 11, 1957[39], March 1958[40], September 26, 1958[41], October 13, 1958[42], October 24, 1958[43], July 27, 1959[44], January 2, 1960[45], January 13, 1960[46], January 29, 1960[47], December 8, 1960[48], March 20, 1961[49], March 30, 1961[50]
- Characters: Death[51], Albertus Pictor[52]
- Distributed by: SF Studios[53]
- Narrative location: Sweden[54]
- Main subject: death[55]
- Inspired by: Carmina Burana[56]
- Film editor: Lennart Wallén[57]
- Nominated for: International Submission to the Academy Awards[58]
Why It Matters
The Seventh Seal has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]