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| 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 | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Siv Aleros | ... | Flagellant (uncredited) | |
| Sten Ardenstam | ... | Knight (uncredited) | |
| Harry Asklund | ... | The landlord (uncredited) | |
| Benkt-Åke Benktsson | ... | Merchant at the inn (uncredited) | |
| Catherine Berg | ... | Young woman kneeling for the flagellants (uncredited) | |
| Lena Bergman | ... | Young woman kneeling for the flagellants (uncredited) | |
| Tor Borong | ... | Farmer at the inn (uncredited) | |
| Gudrun Brost | ... | Woman at inn (uncredited) | |
| Bengt Gillberg | ... | Flagellant (uncredited) | |
| Lars Granberg | ... | Flagellant (uncredited) | |
| Gunlög Hagberg | ... | Flagellant (uncredited) | |
| Gun Hammargren | ... | Flagellant (uncredited) | |
| Tor Isedal | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| Ulf Johansson | ... | Knight Commander (uncredited) | |
| Tommy Karlsson | ... | Mikael, Jof and Maria's son (uncredited) | |
| Uno Larsson | ... | Flagellant (uncredited) | |
| Lennart Lilja | ... | Flagellant (uncredited) | |
| Lars Lind | ... | The young monk (uncredited) | |
| Monica Lindman | ... | Flagellant (uncredited) | |
| Gordon Löwenadler | ... | Knight (uncredited) | |
| Mona Malm | ... | Young pregnant woman (uncredited) | |
| Josef Norman | ... | Old man at the inn (uncredited) | |
| Gösta Prüzelius | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| Helge Sjökvist | ... | Flagellant (uncredited) | |
| Georg Skarstedt | ... | Flagellant (uncredited) | |
| Ragnar Sörman | ... | Flagellant (uncredited) | |
| Fritjof Tall | ... | Man (uncredited) | |
| Lennart Tollén | ... | Flagellant (uncredited) | |
| Nils Whiten | ... | Old man addressed by the monk (uncredited) | |
| Caya Wickström | ... | Flagellant (uncredited) | |
| Karl Widh | ... | Man with crutches (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Ingmar Bergman | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Ingmar Bergman | play "Trämålning" | |
| Ingmar Bergman | screenplay | |
Produced by | |||
| Allan Ekelund | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Erik Nordgren | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Gunnar Fischer | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Lennart Wallén | |||
Production Design by | |||
| P.A. Lundgren | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Manne Lindholm | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Nils Nittel | .... | makeup artist | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Lennart Olsson | .... | assistant director (as Lennart Ohlsson) | |
Art Department | |||
| Carl-Henry Cagarp | .... | props | |
Sound Department | |||
| Evald Andersson | .... | sound effects | |
| Lennart Wallin | .... | sound | |
| Aaby Wedin | .... | sound | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Åke Nilsson | .... | assistant camera (as Åke G. Nilsson) | |
Music Department | |||
| Sixten Ehrling | .... | conductor | |
| Erik Nordgren | .... | music arranger | |
Other crew | |||
| Katinka Faragó | .... | script girl (as Katarina Faragó) | |
| Else Fisher | .... | choreographer (as Else Fischer) | |
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This classic is filled with a lot of memorable images - from the opening scenes on the seashore to the effective concluding shots, creative thoughts are combined with some fine camera work. There are several significant or interesting questions raised by the characters - from the imagery of the "Seventh Seal" in Revelation, to their simple but important concerns about eternity - but it is the way that the visuals play off of the ideas that make the movie so worthwhile.
The recreation of the medieval world is convincing and effective, with a lot of detail to set off a varied assortment of characters with different personalities and perspectives. The characters are not necessarily very deep, but most are interesting, and are worth caring about. The ways that they deal with their discouraging situation make you wonder what it would have been like to live in their world. It's also a movie that in some respects is even better to watch over again, after you already know what has happened and can then pick up even more of the detail and imagery.
No doubt the somber tone and slow pace will always keep it from being widely popular, and it's not perfect, but it's satisfying in a different way, and deserves its reputation as a classic.