The Seventh Company Outdoors (La 7ème compagnie au clair de lune)

The Seventh Company Outdoors (La 7ème compagnie au clair de lune; literally "The Seventh Company in moonlight") is a 1977 French war comedy directed by Robert Lamoureux. The movie is the third and last part of The Seventh Company, following Now Where Did the 7th Company Get To? (Mais où est donc passée la 7ème compagnie?) (1973) and The Seventh Company Has Been Found (On a retrouvé la 7ème compagnie!). The story is set in 1942 in Nazi-occupied France. Chaudard (Pierre Mondy) returns to his native town and after some time is visited by his former comrades-in-arms, Pitivier (Jean Lefebvre) and Tassin (Henri Guybet). The trio, together with Chaudard's wife Suzanne (Patricia Karim) and her brother Gaston Gorgeton (Gerard Jugnot), find themselves involved in activities of local Resistance, headed by Maj. Gilles (Gerard Herold).
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= Revolvers =
== MAS Mle 1892 ==
Mle 1892 Revolver is seen in hands of Lambert's agent Francis (Jean-François Dérec) during the raid on haberdashery shop, the owner of which is suspected in connection with the Resistance.
== Unidentified revolver ==
A revolver is seen in hands of another Lambert's agent in abovementioned scene. This gun looks somewhat similar to Smith & Wesson models with barrel about 3" but the ejector rod is definitly free-standing, without the under-barrel latch. Such feature is common for pre-1902 1st model of Military & Police and some of its Spanish clones (Spanish produced version of M&P in French 8mm caliber were purchased by France during WW1).
= Pistols =
== Walther P38 ==
Lambert (André Pousse), the head of local Milice (paramilitary organization of the Vichy regime), and several of his men carry Walther P38 pistols.
== Unique Model 17 ==
In the scene in abandoned chapel Henri (Francis Lemaire), a participant of Resistance, draws a pistol. The gun is seen too blurry due to fast motion but a Unique Model 17 seems to be a decent guess.
= Submachine Guns =
== MP40 ==
Some German soldiers are armed with MP40 SMGs.
== Erma EMP ==
What appears to be a Erma EMP is seen in hands of a German soldier during the night ambush.
== Haenel-Schmeisser MP28/II ==
What appear to be an MP28 is seen in hands of a German soldier during the night ambush.
== Sten Mk II ==
A pilot (Michel Berto) of British liaison aircraft holds a Sten Mk II after the landing.
= Rifles =
== Karabiner 98k ==
Many German soldiers are armed with Karabiner 98k rifles.
== Karabiner 98b ==
Mauser rifles that appear to be Karabiner 98b are also seen.
= Machine Guns =
== Chatellerault M1924/29 ==
A Chatellerault M1924/29 is seen in the footage from the second film.
thumb|none|400px|Chatellerault Mle 1924 M29 Light Machine Gun - 7.5x54mm
== M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle ==
What appears to be a M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle is mounted on a German truck. M1918 machine guns were uncommon in Wehrmacht inventory but this gun may stand for Belgian FN Mle 1930 or Polish Browning wz. 1928, licensed copies of Colt Automatic Machine Rifle, that were captured and used by German troops.
== Bofors 40mm L/70 ==
A post-war Bofors 40mm L/70 autocannon is mounted on a German patrol boat.
= Other Weapons =
== F1 Hand Grenade ==
A pilot (Michel Berto) of British liaison aircraft uses an F1 hand grenade during the shootout with German soldiers. It appears to be a WW1 version with Mle 1916 fuse.
thumb|none|150px|F1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade with Mle1916 Billant fuse.
== 3.7 cm Pak 35/36 ==
A 3.7 cm Pak 35/36 cannon, mounted on the M3 Halftrack, is seen in the footage from the second film.
= Trivia =
== Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife ==
British pilots of downed plane carry 3rd pattern Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knifes.
== M3 Halftrack ==
An M3 Halftrack APC, fitted with a 3.7cm AT gun, is seen in the footage from the second film.
== Naval Mine ==
During the escape of the main characters on a fishering boat, the fishing net caughts a naval mine. It appears to be a mockup that bears general resemblance with iconic contact mines of WW1 and WW2 era.
== Patrol Boat ==
In the final scene a German patrol boat pursues the fishering boat with three main characters on board.
Category:Movie
Category:War
Category:Comedy
Category:French Produced/Filmed