Death visited me this morning. We are playing chess together.

Döden besökte mig i morse. Vi spelar schack tillsammans.

The Seventh Seal

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Grim reaper Death Chess

Speaker

Antonius Block

Actor

Max von Sydow

Source

The Seventh Seal

Medium

Film

Genre

Fantasy drama (film) Drama (film) Fantasy drama Drama

Language

Swedish

Time

1957 1950s 20th century

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Citation

Det sjunde inseglet [The Seventh Seal]. Directed by Ingmar Bergman, Svensk Filmindustri, 1957.

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Another quote about Death

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Camus, Albert. "The Sea Close By." Lyrical and Critical Essays. Vintage Books, 1970. Originally published in L'Eté [Summer]. Gallimard, 1954.

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You don't understand. I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am, let's face it.

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Time
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