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The Seventh Seal (Swedish: Det sjunde inseglet) is a 1957 Swedish historical fantasy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman.Set in Sweden [3] [4] during the Black Death, it tells of the journey of a medieval knight (Max von Sydow) and a game of chess he plays with the personification of Death (Bengt Ekerot), who has come to take his life.
In 1957, however, he appeared in two dramatic roles for Bergman, in The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries and, notably, Winter Light (1962). He regularly starred in other films by Bergman until 1968, when his work for the director became infrequent. He also played major roles at the Stockholm City Theatre and in private theaters. In later ...
This was followed by The Seventh Seal (Det sjunde inseglet) and Wild Strawberries (Smultronstället), released in Sweden ten months apart in 1957. The Seventh Seal won a special jury prize and was nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes, and Wild Strawberries won numerous awards for Bergman and its star, Victor Sjöström. Bergman continued to ...
List of accolades and awards for Ingmar Bergman Signature Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish director, writer, and producer who worked in film, television, theatre and radio. He is recognized as one of the most accomplished and influential filmmakers of all time, and is well known for films such as The Seventh Seal (1957), Wild Strawberries (1957), Persona (1966 ...
Bergman: A Year in a Life, Swedish: Bergman - ett år, ett liv, is a 2018 Swedish-Norwegian documentary film directed by Jane Magnusson.Journeying through 1957, the year Ingmar Bergman released two of his most acclaimed features (The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries), made a TV film (Mr. Sleeman Is Coming) and directed four plays for theatre (The Misanthrope, Counterfeiters, The Prisoner ...
The 10th Cannes Film Festival was held from 2 to 17 May 1957. [4] Nights of Cabiria by Federico Fellini, La casa del ángel by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, A Man Escaped by Robert Bresson, and The Seventh Seal by Ingmar Bergman were entered for the Palme d'Or. They lost to Friendly Persuasion by William Wyler. [5]
Nils Bengt Folke Ekerot (8 February 1920 – 26 November 1971) was a Swedish actor and stage director best known for portraying Death in The Seventh Seal (1957) directed by Ingmar Bergman. In 1956, he directed the world premiere of Long Day's Journey into Night, considered the magnum opus of American playwright Eugene O'Neill.
The Seventh Seal is a 1957 Swedish historical fantasy film written and directed by Ingmar Bergman. The Seventh Seal may also refer to: The seventh seal, a concept in Christian eschatology; The Seventh Seal (Morgana Lefay album), 1999; The Seventh Seal (Rakim album), 2009 "The Seventh Seal", from Scott Walker's 1969 album Scott 4