TY  - GEN
AB  - 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.
AU  - Ekelund, Allan.
AU  - Bergman, Ingmar,
AU  - Björnstrand, Gunnar,
AU  - Ekerot, Bengt.
AU  - Poppe, Nils.
AU  - Sydow, Max von,
AU  - Andersson, Bibi.
AU  - Gill, Inga.
AU  - Hansson, Maud,
AU  - Landgré, Inga,
AU  - Lindblom, Gunnel,
AU  - Fischer, Gunnar,
AU  - Wallén, Lennart.
AU  - Nordgren, Erik.
AU  - Bergman, Ingmar,
CN  - PN1997
CN  - PN1997
CY  - [Irvington, N.Y.] :
DA  - 1998]
ID  - 313990
KW  - Black Death
KW  - Knights and knighthood
LA  - sweeng
LA  - Swedish dialogue, with optional English subtitles or English dubbed version, with no subtitles.
N1  - Originally released as motion picture in 1957.
N1  - Based on the play Painting on wood, by Ingmar Bergman.
N1  - "The Classic Collection, a joint venture between Janus Films and Home Vision Cinema"--Container.
N1  - Special features: audio commentary by film historian Peter Cowie; Ingmar Bergman: an illustrated filmography; theatrical trailer; restoration demonstration.
N2  - 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.
PB  - Criterion Collection :
PB  - Home Vision Cinema [dist.,
PP  - [Irvington, N.Y.] :
PY  - 1998]
SN  - 0780020952
SN  - 9780780020955
T1  - The Seventh seal
TI  - The Seventh seal
VL  - 11
ER  -