The Green Mile
Fantasy · Drama
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Film / 1957
The Seventh Seal
Directed by
Ingmar Bergman
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 story
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.
Cast
Gunnar BjörnstrandJöns
Bengt EkerotDeath
Nils PoppeJof
Max von SydowAntonius Block
Bibi AnderssonMia
Inga GillLisa
Maud HanssonWitch
Inga LandgréKarin
Gunnel LindblomMute Girl
Bertil AnderbergRaval
Anders EkMonk
Åke FridellPlog
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Gunnar OlssonAlbertus Pictor
Erik StrandmarkJonas Skat
Lars LindYoung Monk (uncredited)
Benkt-Åke BenktssonMerchant at Inn (uncredited)
Tor BorongFarmer at Inn (uncredited)
Gudrun BrostWoman at Inn (uncredited)
Harry AsklundLandlord (uncredited)
Ulf JohanssonKnight Commander (uncredited)
Sten ArdenstamKnight (uncredited)
Gordon LöwenadlerKnight (uncredited)
Karl WidhMan with Crutches (uncredited)
Tommy KarlssonMikael (uncredited)
Siv AlerosFlagellant (uncredited)
Bengt GillbergFlagellant (uncredited)
Lars GranbergFlagellant (uncredited)
Gunlög HagbergFlagellant (uncredited)
Gun HammargrenFlagellant (uncredited)
Uno LarssonFlagellant (uncredited)
Lennart LiljaFlagellant (uncredited)
Monica LindmanFlagellant (uncredited)
Helge SjökvistFlagellant (uncredited)
Georg SkarstedtFlagellant (uncredited)
Ragnar SörmanFlagellant (uncredited)
Lennart TollénFlagellant (uncredited)
Caya WickströmFlagellant (uncredited)
Catherine BergYoung Kneeling Woman (uncredited)
Mona MalmYoung Pregnant Woman (uncredited)
Tor IsedalMan (uncredited)
Josef NormanOld Man at Inn (uncredited)
Gösta PrüzeliusMan (uncredited)
Fritjof TallMan (uncredited)
Nils WhitenOld Man Addressed by Monk (uncredited)
Lena BergmanYoung Kneeling Woman (uncredited)
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