The Seventh Companion (1967): Cast & Plot
The Seventh Companion is a 1967 war drama directed by Aleksei German and Grigoriy Aronov, starring Andrei Popov as Maj. Gen. Adamov, Aleksey Batalov and Aleksandr Mikhaylov. It runs 1 hour 29 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 29m (89 min)
- Directors
- Aleksei German and Grigoriy Aronov
- Original language
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Russian - Studio
- Lenfilm
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Seventh Companion About?
The premise of The Seventh Companion without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
During the Red Terror of the Russian Civil War, General Adamov, a former tsarist army law professor, is imprisoned by the Bolshevik secret police with other bourgeois. Released into the new Soviet state, he discovers he has lost everything except a mantel clock he carries through endless nights, returning to where his ordeal began.
The Seventh Companion Themes & Keywords
· 28 tags- russian civil war
- year 1918
- civil war
- russian revolution
- petrograd
- red terror
- post revolution
- counter revolutionary
- detainee
- law professor
- released
- execution
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- firing squad
- revolution
- execution squad
- progress
- communism
- change
- reform
- housing
- russian soldier
- reference to finland
- arrest
- bolshevik
- based on novel
- communist rule
- soldier
- saint petersburg russia
The Seventh Companion Cast & Characters
Andrei Popov leads the cast as Maj. Gen. Adamov, with Aleksey Batalov as Commissar and Aleksandr Mikhaylov as Muravlyov. Directed by Aleksei German and Grigoriy Aronov; 17 actors are credited in all.
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Co-director Aleksei German - Co-director Grigoriy Aronov
- Andrei Popov as Maj. Gen. Adamov
- Aleksey Batalov as Commissar
- Aleksandr Mikhaylov as Muravlyov
- Anatoliy Romashin as Lieutenant
Also Starring in The Seventh Companion
· 13 more- Georgiy Yumatov
- Vladimir Osenev Priklonski
- Liliya Gritsenko
- Pantelejmon Krymov
- Vladimir Muravyov Turka
- Aleksey Glazyrin
- Aleksandr Anisimov Kukhtin
- Sofiya Giatsintova General's wife
- Valentin Abramov Predsedatel domkombeda
- Yakov Golyakov prisoner
- Vladimir Erenberg
- Pyotr Chernov Zykov
- Kirill Gun
More from Aleksei German and Grigoriy Aronov
More films directed by Aleksei German and Grigoriy Aronov, best-rated first: Hard to Be a God, Khrustalyov, My Car!, Trial on the Road and My Friend Ivan Lapshin.
The Seventh Companion Plot Summary
What happens in The Seventh Companion from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 10 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
The film is set against the tumultuous backdrop of 1918 in St. Petersburg, Russia, during a period when the newly established government has declared a ruthless Red Terror. This grim campaign involves the systematic and merciless elimination of those branded as “counter-revolutionaries”. In the midst of this chaos, we follow the story of Eugene Pavlovich Adamov, played by Aleksey Batalov, a distinguished general of the former royal army and a law professor at the Military Academy. His life takes a drastic turn when he is arrested and confined in a room that functions as a makeshift prison. This room is a grim place filled with a mix of individuals—royalist soldiers, officials, aristocrats, and ordinary criminals—each awaiting their fate.
Full summary
The whole story of The Seventh Companion, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know The Seventh Companion?
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The Seventh Companion FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of The Seventh Companion, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Seventh Companion?
The Seventh Companion runs 1 hour 29 minutes (89 minutes).
When was The Seventh Companion released?
The Seventh Companion was released on November 26, 1967.
Who directed The Seventh Companion?
The Seventh Companion was directed by Aleksei German and Grigoriy Aronov.
More films by Aleksei German Who is in the cast of The Seventh Companion?
The Seventh Companion stars Andrei Popov as Maj. Gen. Adamov, Aleksey Batalov as Commissar and Aleksandr Mikhaylov as Muravlyov, among 17 credited actors.
Does The Seventh Companion have a post-credit scene?
No. The Seventh Companion has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is The Seventh Companion in?
The original language of The Seventh Companion is Russian.
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