The Seventh Companion

1967 1h 29m RU

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★6.4TMDB · 16

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Synopsis

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A portrait of the era of "Red Terror" during the civil war that followed the Bolshevik revolution, The Seventh Companion offers a character study in General Adamov (Andrei Popov), a law professor in the tsarist army, who is incarcerated by the Bolshevik secret police along with many other members of the bourgeoisie. Finally released into the new world of the Soviet Union, the resigned officer finds that he has lost everything from his old life except a mantel clock that he carries through the night from place to place, until he ends up back where he started.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Andrei Popov
Maj. Gen. Adamov
Aleksandr Anisimov
Kukhtin
Pyotr Chernov
Zykov
Vladimir Osenev
Priklonski
Valentin Abramov
Predsedatel domkombeda
Sofiya Giatsintova
General's wife
Vladimir Erenberg
Aleksandr Mikhaylov
Muravlyov

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Aleksei German
Writers: Edgar Dubrovsky, Yuri Klepikov
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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59 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Aleksei German, shot by Eduard Rozovsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Isaac Schwarts. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Raisa Izakson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Andrei Popov and Aleksandr Anisimov and Pyotr Chernov carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0062245 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Aleksei German directs. Eduard Rozovsky behind the camera. Isaac Schwarts scores. Raisa Izakson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
259 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Aleksei German, shot by Eduard Rozovsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Isaac Schwarts. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Raisa Izakson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Andrei Popov and Aleksandr Anisimov and Pyotr Chernov carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0062245 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.