The Seventh Company Has Been Found
Original French Poster
Main Cast
Character
Actor
Pvt. Pitivier
Jean Lefebvre
Sergent-chef (Staff Sergeant) Chaudard
Pierre Mondy
Pvt. Tassin
Henri Guybet
Colonel Voisin
Bernard Dhéran
Capt. Dumont
Pierre Tornade
Lt. Duvauchel
Erik Colin
Panadon
Jacques Monod
Aunt Crouzy
Jackie Sardou
The Seventh Company Has Been Found On a retrouve la 7eme compagnie! ) is a 1975 French war comedy directed by Robert Lamoureux. The movie follows the events of Now Where Did the 7th Company Get To? (Mais où est donc passée la 7ème compagnie?)
In this movie Aldo Maccione was replaced by Henri Guybet in the role of Tassin, so some scenes, depicting the events of the first film, were shot again.
One more sequel, The Seventh Company Outdoors (La 7ème compagnie au clair de lune)
The following weapons were used in the film The Seventh Company Has Been Found (On a retrouvé la 7ème compagnie!) :
Pistols Luger P08 Most German officers and NCOs carry Luger P08 pistols.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German officer holds a Luger. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German officer at the background holds a Luger. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German NCO carries a Luger holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A guard in train is armed with an MP40 , two grenades and a Luger in holster. A small part of the grip can be seen. Walther P38 A Walther P38 is seen in hands of a German sergeant (Jean-Pierre Zola ) in the castle where French officers are hold.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 WWII dated with black grips - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A sergeant carries a universal holster for P08 and P38. Error creating thumbnail: File missing He draws a P38 when Chaudard, Pitivier and Tassin don't comply with his order. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another view of the Walther. Unidentified pistol A German officer (Jean-Jacques Moreau) carries a pistol in holster. A small part of the grip can be seen.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Submachine Guns MP40 Many German soldiers are armed with MP40 SMGs. In the final scene Tassin (Henri Guybet ) takes an MP40 of a guard on train.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier with MP40 guards captured French officers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers guard French POWs. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers guard captured French officers. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Feldgendarmerie patrol fires after Chaudard, Pitivier and Tassin who escape on hijacked motorcycle.Error creating thumbnail: File missing German soldiers escort three main characters after another unsuccessful attempt to escape. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers with MP40 and Karabiner 98k guard French POWs, repairing the railway. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A guard in the train is armed with a MP40, two grenades and a Luger P08 in holster. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The soldier puts his MP40. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tassin aims the MP40 at locomotive engineer. Rifles MAS-36 MAS-36 rifles are seen in the opening scene that depict the events of the first movie .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MAS-36 - 7.5x54mm French Error creating thumbnail: File missing MAS-36 rifles are seen at the left and at the right. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the barrel. Karabiner 98k Some German soldiers are armed with Karabiner 98k rifles. In one scene Pitivier (Jean Lefebvre ) gets a rifle from a German convoy guard (Michel Modo ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier with Karabiner 98k guards French POWs. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Karabiner 98k in hands of a German guard (Michel Modo ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing The bolt is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel is seen. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pitivier (in Major uniform) holds the guard's rifle. Error creating thumbnail: File missing "We have Lebel rifles, and this one is rather different!", excuses Pitivier when the rifle accidentally fires, killing a cow. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier guards French POWs, repairing the railroad. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the bolt. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A soldier aims his rifle at Pitivier who simulates an attack of illness. Belgian Mauser Model 1935 At least one German soldier carries a Belgian Mauser Model 1935 rifle (Gewehr 262(b) on German service).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Belgian Mauser Model 1935 - 7.65x53mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier at the background holds a Belgian Mauser Model 1935. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the barrel. Note the typical "ear" protectors of the front sight. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A general view of the rifle. Machine Guns Chatellerault M1924/29 As in the first movie , Pvt. Tassin (Henri Guybet ) carries a Chatellerault M1924/29 light machine gun, but this is a different prop, as it lacks the monopod on the buttstock. In one scene Sgt. Chaudard (Pierre Mondy ) takes the machine gun.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chatellerault Mle 1924 M29 Light Machine Gun - 7.5x54mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tassin carries the machine gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chaudard takes the machine gun when he sends Pitivier and Tassin to swim across the river. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Chaudard with the machine gun. Browning M1919A4E1 Browning M1919A4E1 machine guns are front-mounted on M24 Chaffee tanks that stand for German Panzer III.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Browning M1919A4E1 - .30-06 Springfield Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel of frontal machine gun is seen. MG34 What appears to be an MG34 is briefly seen mounted on a German motorcycle.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Model 24 Stielhandgranate "Potato Masher" high-explosive fragmentation hand grenade Error creating thumbnail: File missing A guard in the train is armed with a MP40 , two grenades and a Luger P08 in holster. 3.7 cm Pak 35/36 In the beginning of the movie, Chaudard, Pitivier and Tassin continue to ride the M3 Halftrack, equipped with a 3.7 cm Pak 35/36 cannon. Unlike the gun, seen in the first movie , this one has a standard barrel.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bomb Thrower, 2 inch, Mk I (UK) / 2 inch Mortar M3 (US) - 50.8mm smoke bomb Error creating thumbnail: File missing The muzzle of Mortar M3 is seen in the gun mantlet. Anti-aircraft cannon An anti-aircraft cannon of unidentified model is seen mounted on a railway flatcar.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel is seen over the flatcar at the background. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel lacks any kind of muzzle brake or flash hider, common for small caliber autocannons, but it's not large enough for a heavy AA gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The mounting is partially seen at the background. Trivia Holsters Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colonel Blanchet (a cameo of film director Robert Lamoureux) carries a holster for Mle 1892 Revolver . The holster seems to be empty. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German General (Jean Rougerie) carries a holster for compact pistol. M3 Halftrack In the beginning of the movie, Chaudard, Pitivier and Tassin continue to ride the M3 Halftrack technical support vehicle, equipped with a 3.7 cm Pak 35/36 cannon. It stands for German Sd.Kfz. 250 or 251.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing M24 Chaffee Several M24 Chaffee tanks, standing for German Panzer III tanks, are seen in the opening scene that depicts the events of the first movie .
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