Now Where Did the 7th Company Get To? (Mais où est donc passée la 7ème compagnie?)
Original French Poster
Main Cast
Character
Actor
Pvt. Pitivier
Jean Lefebvre
Sergent-chef (Staff Sergeant) Chaudard
Pierre Mondy
Pvt. Tassin
Aldo Maccione
Col. Blanchet
Robert Lamoureux
Capt. Dumont
Pierre Tornade
Lt. Duvauchel
Erik Colin
Pvt. Carlier
Alain Doutey
Maj. Von Kurtel
Konrad von Bork
Now Where Did the 7th Company Get To? (Mais où est donc passée la 7ème compagnie? ) is a 1973 French-Italian war comedy directed by Robert Lamoureux. The story is set in May 1940 during the Battle of France. Sergeant and two soldiers, sent on a mission, find themselves behind enemy lines. Together with a French pilot whose plane is downed in air fight they encounter various adventures.
The film was followed with two sequels: The Seventh Company Has Been Found (On a retrouvé la 7ème compagnie!) (1975) and The Seventh Company Outdoors (La 7ème compagnie au clair de lune) (1977), also filmed by Robert Lamoureux.
The following weapons were used in the film Now Where Did the 7th Company Get To? (Mais où est donc passée la 7ème compagnie?) :
Revolvers
MAS Mle 1892
Sergeant Chaudard (Pierre Mondy ) and various French officers carry holsters for Mle 1892 Revolvers . In most cases these holsters appear to be flat and empty except for a single occasion of a German agent, disguised as a French gendarme of road block. A small part of the grip with lanyard ring is seen in his holster. During the encounter with main characters, the fake gendarme draws his gun and fires, but the handgun itself isn't seen.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Capt. Dumont (Pierre Tornade ) carries a revolver holster. Note that the holster bent at the bottom which proves that it is empty.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A fake gendarme carries a holster. A small part of the grip with lanyard ring can be seen.
Pistols
Luger P08
Luger P08 pistols are seen in hands of two crewmembers of German armoured vehicle, one of the fake French gendarmes and German Maj. von Kurtel (Konrad von Bork ).
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German motorcyclist carries a holster for Luger P08.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two crewmembers of a German vehicle hold Lugers when they enter a farm.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing One of the Germans fires. The jointed arm of the Luger doesn't move so the muzzle flash appear to be produced by a pyrotechnic charge rather than a blank cartridge.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The second fake gendarme fires in air, signalling to German ambush that the cars with French officers approach.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Maj. von Kurtel orders French officers to surrender.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The second fake gendarme hides a Luger behind his back. He carries a holster for a compact pistol.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing He fires at Pvt. Carlier who reveals himself as a French while being disguised as a German.
Submachine Guns
MP40
Many German soldiers are armed with MP40 SMGs.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Feldgendarmerie soldier orders wine from a French shopkeeper.
Rifles
MAS-36
Pitivier (Jean Lefebvre ) and other French soldiers carry MAS-36 rifles.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the barrel of MAS-36.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A close view of the bolt of Pitivier's rifle.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pitivier's rifle is seen in the scene on the cemetry.
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Mauser rifle
Some German soldiers are armed with Mauser rifles. They are seen too unclear to be identified for sure. Some rifles seem shorter and possibly are Karabiner 98k while others are longer and may be Gewehr 98s .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing For comparison: Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm Mauser
Error creating thumbnail: File missing For comparison: Mauser Gewehr 1898 - 7.92x57mm Mauser
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soldiers with Mauser rifles. Some rifles seem shorter and possibly are Karabiner 98k while others are longer and may be Gewehr 98s .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier guards French POWs. The bolt of the rifle has turned down handle but the stock lacks a notch for the bolt handle, unlike 98k.
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Machine Guns
Chatellerault M1924/29
Pvt. Tassin (Aldo Maccione ) carries a Chatellerault M1924/29 light machine gun throughout the movie.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tassin with FM24/29 light machine gun.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tassin holds the machine gun in the scene on the cemetry.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Three soldiers on their way in the wood. The monopod on the buttstock of the machine gun is seen.
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MG42
MG42 machine guns, out of time for 1940, are seen in several scenes.
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Browning M1919A4E1
Browning M1919A4E1 machine guns are front-mounted on M24 Chaffee tanks that stand for German Panzer III.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The barrel of frontal machine gun is seen.
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Other Weapons
Model 24 Stielhandgranate
In the scene on the cemetry a German soldier throws a Model 24 Stielhandgranate .
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A German soldier readies to throw a Stielhandgranate that is seen very blurry due to fast motion.
3.7 cm Pak 35/36
The half-track APC, captured by the main characters, is equipped with a 3.7 cm Pak 35/36 cannon. The gun is fitted with a mockup barrel, much longer than the original one, but the breech, cradle and shield appear to be genuine. Tassin (Aldo Maccione ) and Pitivier (Jean Lefebvre ) serve the gun.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Halftrack with AT gun. Note the long barrel.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing The vehicle is captured by French soldiers.
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2 Inch M3 Smoke Mortar
M24 Chaffee tanks, standing for German Panzer III, are equpped with 2 Inch M3 smoke mortar, mounted at the left of the main gun. This weapon is identical with the British Bomb Thrower, 2 inch, Mk I smoke mortar.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The muzzle of Mortar M3 is seen in the gun mantlet.
Trivia
M3 Halftrack
In one scene the four main characters capture a German half-track technical support vehicle, armed with a 37mm AT gun. The vehicle is an M3 Halftrack, standing for Sd.Kfz. 250 or 251. Some more M3 Halftracks, fitted with fake sloped armor on sides to make them resemble Sd.Kfz. 251s, are seen in one scene.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing M3 Halftracks, visually modified to resemble Sd.Kfz. 250/251. MG42 machine guns are mounted on the vehicles.
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M24 Chaffee
Several M24 Chaffee tanks stand for German Panzer III tanks. One of M24s is visually modified to resemble Panther tank (out of time for 1940); such props are seen in many French war movies.
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing The fake "Panther" is destroyed by a hit of AT gun.
Airplanes
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Renault R35 tank is seen on a wartime photo in French newspaper.