The Seventh Companion "(Russian: Седамойспурник， Translation Sedmoy Sputnik is a 1967 Soviet black and white film set in St. Petersburg after the Russian Revolution; Its title is usually translated as' The Seventh Companion '. This film marks the directorial debut of Russian director Alexei Derman, who co directed the film with Gregory Arronov. This movie is adapted from a novel by Boris Lavrenyov.