German apparently disavowed this, his first film, because of his co-director Grigori Aranov's more classical approach (and his kowtowing to Soviet authority); too bad, because it's something of a knockout. A brilliant, gripping portrait of the era of "Red Terror" during the civil war that followed the Bolshevik revolution, The Seventh Companion offers a superlative 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, like Rossellini's inmate seeking readmission to prison in Dovè la liberta?, back where he started.
Credits
The Seventh Companion Cast
The Seventh Companion Crew
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Department |
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Isaak Shvarts as Original Music Composer. He was 44 (86) years old when He died
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Sound |
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Edgar Dubrovsky as Screenplay. He was 36 (84) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Yuri Klepikov as Screenplay. He was 32 (now 89) years old
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Writing |
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Aleksey German as Director. He was 29 (74) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Eduard Rozovsky as Director of Photography. He was 41 (84) years old when He died
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Camera |
