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Svensk Filmindustri
Directed by: Ingmar Bergman
Featuring: Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Ekerot, Nils Poppe, Max von Sydow, Bibi Andersson, Inga Gill, Maud Hansson, Inga Landgré, Gunnel Lindblom, Bertil Anderberg, Anders Ek, Åke Fridell, Gunnar Olsson, Erik Strandmark
Disillusioned and exhausted after a decade of battling in the Crusades, a knight (Max von Sydow) encounters Death on a desolate beach and challenges him to a fateful game of chess. Much studied, imitated, even parodied, but never outdone, Bergman’s stunning allegory of man’s search for meaning, The Seventh Seal (Det sjunde inseglet), was one of the benchmark foreign imports of America’s 1950s art-house heyday, pushing cinema’s boundaries and ushering in a new era of moviegoing.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
Blu-ray
Disc:
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Audio Options:
English PCM Mono 1.0
Swedish PCM Mono 1.0
Resolution:
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Introduction, Audio Commentary, Audio Interview, Documentary, Television Program, Theatrical Trailer, Video Essay, Booklet
- Introduction by Ingmar Bergman, recorded in 2003
- Audio commentary by Bergman expert Peter Cowie
- Afterword by Peter Cowie
- Bergman Island (2006), an 83-minute documentary on Bergman by Marie Nyrer
- Archival audio interview with Max von Sydow
- A 1989 tribute to Bergman by filmmaker Woody Allen
- Theatrical trailer
- Bergman 101, a selected video filmography tracing Bergman
- A booklet featuring a new essay by critic Gary Giddins
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Release Credits
Artwork: Neil Kellerhouse
Producer: Johanna Schiller
Restoration Information
The Seventh Seal
Restoration by:
Svensk Filmindustri
Year: 2006
Scanned at: 2K Digital
Restored at: 2K Digital
Sources:
35mm Original camera negative
Release Notes on Restoration
The Seventh Seal
The Seventh Seal is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.33:1. On widescreen televisions, black bars will appear on the left and right of the image to maintain the proper screen format. For the DVD edition, the picture has been slighlty windowboxed to ensure that the maximum image is visible on all monitors. To create this new high-definition digital transfer, the 35mm original cut negative was scanned in 2K resolution on a Northlight 2 Film Scanner and graded on a Baselight 8 Color Correction system under the supervision of original color timer Nils Melander. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, and scratches were removed at Mars Motel in Stockholm using the Quantel IQ and Flame systems, and at Criterion in New York using the MTI Digital Restoration System and PFClean System.
Presented in its original monaural format, the soundtrack was remastered at 24-bit from a 35mm magnetic audio track. Pops, crackle, hiss, and hum were reduced with an array of audio resoration techniques.
Presented in its original monaural format, the soundtrack was remastered at 24-bit from a 35mm magnetic audio track. Pops, crackle, hiss, and hum were reduced with an array of audio resoration techniques.