Gunnar Fischer | Filmed with Bergman, 100

Gunnar Fischer, 100, a cinematographer best known for films he made with Swedish auteur Ingmar Bergman, including 1957's

The Seventh Seal,

died Saturday at a retirement home in Stockholm.

Starting with Port of Call in 1948, he also worked on such Bergman films as Wild Strawberries in 1957 and The Magician in 1958.

The Seventh Seal, in which Max von Sydow plays a knight returning from the Crusades who plays chess with Death, was a "spellbinding, one-of-a-kind masterpiece that helped gain Bergman international acclaim," critic Leonard Maltin wrote in his 2011 Movie Guide.

Mr. Fischer told the Washington Post in 2008 that Bergman "gave me a great opportunity to develop my artistry, as opposed to the many cinematographers that are stuck with mass-produced comedies." After The Devil's Eye in 1960, Bergman began using Sven Nykvist as cinematographer.

Jens Fischer said his father, who also wrote and illustrated children's books, was "rather shy and a very low-key person." His other credits included the Disney television production of Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates.

- Los Angeles Times