Directed by Ingmar Bergman   Written by Ingmar Bergman   Cast Gunnar Björnstrand ... Jöns, squire Bengt Ekerot ... Death Nils Poppe ... Jof / Joseph Max von Sydow ... Antonius Block Bibi Andersson ... Mia / Mary - Jof's wife Inga Gill ... Lisa, blacksmith's wife Maud Hansson ... Witch Inga Landgré ... Karin, Block's Wife Gunnel Lindblom ... Girl Bertil Anderberg ... Raval Anders Ek ... The Monk Åke Fridell ... Blacksmith Plog Gunnar Olsson ... Albertus Pictor, Church Painter Erik Strandmark ... Jonas Skat Uncredited Cast Siv Aleros ... Flagellant Sten Ardenstam ... Knight Harry Asklund ... The landlord Benkt-Åke Benktsson ... Merchant at the inn Catherine Berg ... Young woman kneeling for the flagellants Lena Bergman ... Young woman kneeling for the flagellants Tor Borong ... Farmer at the inn Gudrun Brost ... Woman at inn Bengt Gillberg ... Flagellant Lars Granberg ... Flagellant Gunlög Hagberg ... Flagellant Gun Hammargren ... Flagellant Tor Isedal ... Man Ulf Johansson ... Knight Commander Tommy Karlsson ... Mikael, Jof and Maria's son Uno Larsson ... Flagellant Lennart Lilja ... Flagellant Lars Lind ... The young monk Monica Lindman ... Flagellant Gordon Löwenadler ... Knight Mona Malm ... Young pregnant woman Josef Norman ... Old man at the inn Gösta Prüzelius ... Man Helge Sjökvist ... Flagellant Georg Skarstedt ... Flagellant Marc Smith ... Plog the Blacksmith (voice) Ragnar Sörman ... Flagellant Fritjof Tall ... Man Lennart Tollén ... Flagellant Nils Whiten ... Old man addressed by the monk Caya Wickström ... Flagellant Karl Widh ... Man with crutches Produced by Allan Ekelund   Original Music by Erik Nordgren

Additional Info Premiere: February 16, 1957 Theatrical Release: October 13, 1958 DVD Release: January 26, 1999 Blu-ray Release: June 16, 2009 Country: Distributor: The Criterion Collection Websites: Alternate Titles Det Sjunde Inseglet Production Companies Svensk Filmindustri (SF) Distributors Janus Films   (1958) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled) Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)   (1976) (USA) (TV) Embassy Home Entertainment   (1987) (USA) (VHS) The Criterion Collection   (1999) (USA) (DVD) The Criterion Collection   (2004) (USA) (DVD) Image Entertainment   (2006) (USA) (DVD) The Criterion Collection   (2009) (USA) (DVD) The Criterion Collection   (2009) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) The Criterion Collection   (USA) (VHS) (laserdisc) Rating Stats Overall Rating 8.1 / 10 Our Rating 6.5 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.0 / 10 Female Users 6.9 / 10 Site Ranking #1,002 / 21,119 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 3 total ratings Almost Perfect 1 total rating Mediocre 1 total rating Site Ranking #998 [REC] (2007) #999 Beverly Hills Cop (1984) #1,000 Charlie's Angels (2000) #1,001 The Crow (1994) #1,002 The Seventh Seal (1957) #1,003 Evil Dead (2013) #1,004 Luca (2021) #1,005 Wrath Of The Titans (2012) #1,006 Mad Max 2 (1981)