The。Seventh。Bullet。is。a。Soviet。Ostern。film。of。1972。directed。by。Ali。Khamraev.。In。the。same。tradition。as。The。White。Sun。of。the。Desert。and。The。Bodyguard,。The。Seventh。Bullet。is。set。after。the。Russian。Civil。War。which。ended。in。the。1920s。when。Soviet。power。established。itself。in。Central。Asia。in。the。wake。of。the。Basmachi。rebellion.。Despite。this。slight。shift。in。emphasis。and。a。post-war。setting,。The。Seventh。Bullet。is。closer。to。a。typical。war。film。than。other。Red。Westerns。because。of。a。prominence。of。tactical。resourcefulness。in。the。development。of。the。plot.。Although。of。course。this。is。a。staple。of。many。American。Westerns。from。John。Ford's。cavalry。series。to。the。many。Apache。war。films. Despite。the。restoration。of。Soviet。power。in。the。area,。Basmachis。continue。to。arrive。from。across。the。border,。bringing。death。and。destruction。to。peaceful。villages.。One。of。the。bands。of。rebels。is。led。by。Khairulla。who。is。pitted。against。the。militsiya。(local。militia)。leader。Maxumov.。At。first。it。seems。hopeless。for。Maxumov。as。the。rebels。capture。most。of。his。men,。winning。them。over。to。his。side.。He。has。only。one。strategy。left;。to。give。himself。up,。and。try。to。explain。to。the。people。that。Khairulla。has。deceived。them,。turning。the。soldiers。back。to。revolution.。Later。in。pursuit。of。his。enemy,。he。chases。Khairulla。across。a。river.。He。has。only。one。bullet。left—the。seventh,。and。he。must。not。miss。his。target!