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The seventh seal

DVD

1998

Title:	The seventh seal / Svensk Filmindustri ; written and directed by Ingmar Bergman.
Format:	DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials
Edition:	Widescreen ed.
Publisher, Date:	[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection., 1998.
Description:	1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:	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.
Series:	Criterion collection.
Subjects:	Black Death -- Sweden -- Drama. Knights and knighthood -- Drama. Civilization, Medieval -- Drama. Chess -- End games -- Drama.
Genre:	Swedish language films Feature films -- Sweden. Fantasy films.
Other Author:	Bergman, Ingmar, 1918-2007. Björnstrand, Gunnar, 1909-1986. Ekerot, Bengt. Poppe, Nils. Sydow, Max von, 1929-2020 Andersson, Bibi, 1935-2019 Gill, Inga. Hansson, Maud, 1937-2020 Landgré, Inga, 1927- Lindblom, Gunnel, 1931-2021. Svensk filmindustri. Criterion Collection (Firm).
Other Title:	Sjunde inseglet Ingmar Bergman's The seventh seal
Notes:	Based on the play Painting on wood, by Ingmar Bergman. Originally released as motion picture in 1957. Includes audio commentary and an annotated and illustrated filmography. Photography, Gunnar Fischer; editor, Lennart Wallén; music, Erik Nordgren. Gunnar Bjornstrand, Bengt Ekerot, Nils Poppe, Max Von Sydow, Bibi Andersson, Inga Gill, Maud Hansson, Inga Landgre, Gunnel Lindblom. DVD, region 1, full screen; Dolby digital mono. Audio in Swedish or English ; subtitles in English.
ISBN:	0780020952
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