The Seventh Companion (Russian Седьмой спутник, translit. Sedmoy Sputnik) is a ①⑨⑥⑦ black-and-white Soviet film set in St. Petersburg in the years following the Russian Revolution; its title is commonly translated as The Seventh Companion. The film marked the directorial debut of Russian director 嗄leksei German, who co-directed it with Grigori 嗄ronov. The film is based on a novel by Boris Lavrenyov.The Seventh Companion (Russian Седьмой спутник, translit. Sedmoy Sputnik) is a ①⑨⑥⑦ black-and-white Soviet film set in St. Petersburg in the years following the Russian Revolution; its title is commonly translated as The Seventh Companion. The film marked the directorial debut of Russian director 嗄leksei German, who co-directed it with Grigori 嗄ronov. The film is based on a novel by Boris Lavrenyov.