The film "The Seventh Seal" was filmed in Sweden.

Filming locations:

Hovs Hallar

In the movie

The scene where the Knight receives a challenge from Death to play a game of chess.

In reality

The scene was filmed at Hovs Hallar, a nature reserve on the northern tip of the Bjäre Peninsula in the Swedish county of Skåne. It is located between the coastal towns of Båstad and Torekov. The reserve is an area of geological interest, and its impressive cliffs are home to a variety of seabirds. During a ceremony held on October 20, 2017, in collaboration with the regional film fund Film and the municipality of Båstad, the European Film Academy officially unveiled a special emblem "Treasure of European Film Culture" at this location.