The Seventh Seal
1957 · 96 MIN · IMDB 8.1 · 206,494 VOTES · DIR. Ingmar Bergman
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 898 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:10 THE SEVENTH SEAL
00:06:39 He was most eloquent.
00:11:30 I must have sleep in the mornings!
00:14:31 Well, what is it?
00:16:57 Lashing each other?
00:19:52 No man can live with Death and know that everything is nothing.
00:22:52 The glory of God.
00:28:41 Aren't I right?
00:33:36 The goat hisses
00:41:12 I would hasten to forget her.
00:43:54 Me! Lying?
00:48:21 You bet. Joseph is a skillful juggler.
00:50:56 Good evening.
00:53:09 - Oh, yes. I write songs myself. - You see!
00:56:19 You fell into the trap. Check!
00:58:56 Love is the blackest of all plagues.
01:02:47 blow you down to hell, and you can--
01:05:31 Oh dear, I was beginning to like him.
01:09:19 - If only we could hear a fox. - Or an owl.
01:13:45 Why have you broken her hands?
01:18:55 Take pity on me.
01:22:23 But I have not.
01:28:09 Ask them in. I shall prepare a meal.
01:31:50 have mercy on us!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed898
Dialogue density9.4 lines / min
First line00:00:10
Final line01:31:50
Production Record
DirectorIngmar Bergman
LanguageSwedish
Budget$150,000
Revenue$311,212
IMDb votes206,494