Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to?

1973 1h 35m FR

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7.3

SOLID

★7.3TMDB · 396

ComedyWar

Synopsis

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1940: During the chaotic running fights of the French army the 7th company disappears - nobody knows they've been taken captive. Only their scouting patrol, three witty but lazy guys, can escape and now wanders around behind the German lines. They'd like to just stay out the fights, but a Lieutenant urges them to use a captured truck to break through to their troops.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Pierre Mondy
Sergent-chef Chaudard
Jean Lefebvre
Soldat Pithivier
Aldo Maccione
Soldat Tassin
Érik Colin
Lieutenant Duvauchel, pilote de l’armée de l’Air
Alain Doutey
Carlier dit : Le P'tit
Robert Lamoureux
Colonel Blanchet
Pierre Tornade
Capitaine Dumont, commandant de la 7ème compagnie
Jacques Marin
L'épicier, collaborateur avant l'heure

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Lamoureux
Writers: Robert Lamoureux
Languages: French, Italian
Countries: France

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ERA

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53 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Italian.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Seventh Company Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert Lamoureux, shot by Marcel Grignon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Pierre Mondy and Jean Lefebvre and Aldo Maccione carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0070356 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Robert Lamoureux directs. Marcel Grignon behind the camera. Henri Bourtayre scores. Gérard Pollicand cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French, Italian.

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Things worth knowing

153 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Italian.
3Part of the "Seventh Company Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Robert Lamoureux, shot by Marcel Grignon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Henri Bourtayre. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Gérard Pollicand shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Pierre Mondy and Jean Lefebvre and Aldo Maccione carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0070356 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.