Now Where Did the 7th Company Get To? (Mais où est donc passée la 7ème compagnie?)

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.
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= 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.
= 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).
= Submachine Guns =
== MP40 ==
Many German soldiers are armed with MP40 SMGs.
= Rifles =
== MAS-36 ==
Pitivier (Jean Lefebvre) and other French soldiers carry MAS-36 rifles.
== 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.
= Machine Guns =
== Chatellerault M1924/29 ==
Pvt. Tassin (Aldo Maccione) carries a Chatellerault M1924/29 light machine gun throughout the movie.
thumb|none|400px|Chatellerault Mle 1924 M29 Light Machine Gun - 7.5x54mm
== MG42 ==
MG42 machine guns, out of time for 1940, are seen in several scenes.
== Browning M1919A4E1 ==
Browning M1919A4E1 machine guns are front-mounted on M24 Chaffee tanks that stand for German Panzer III.
= Other Weapons =
== Model 24 Stielhandgranate ==
In the scene on the cemetry a German soldier throws a Model 24 Stielhandgranate.
== 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.
== 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.
= 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.
== 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.
== Airplanes ==
= Footage =
Category:Movie
Category:War
Category:Comedy
Category:French Produced/Filmed
Category:Italian Produced/Filmed