When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof and his wife, Mia, and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.
The Seventh Seal has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Seventh Seal was released in 1957 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 13 reviews, giving The Seventh Seal (1957) an average rating of 83%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 87%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 73%. Professional critics were more impressed with The Seventh Seal than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 83%, The Seventh Seal is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1957, which stands at 60%.
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