Orders Are Orders (1955 film)
| Orders Are Orders | |
|---|---|
British Lion Film Corporation (UK) (US)Distributors Corporation of America | |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £84,148 (UK)[1] |
Orders Are Orders is a 1955 British
Ian Hay and Anthony Armstrong
.
Plot
A
film production company decides to make a new space adventure film close to an army barracks
, using the soldiers as extras. This does not go down well with the commanding officer, who attempts to make life as difficult as possible for the film crew.
Cast
- Brian Reece as Captain Harper
- Margot Grahame as Wanda Sinclair
- Raymond Huntley as Colonel Bellamy
- Sid James as Ed Waggermeyer
- Tony Hancock as Lt Wilfred Cartroad, the bandmaster
- Peter Sellers as Private Goffin
- Clive Morton as General Sir Cuthbert Grahame-Foxe
- June Thorburn as Veronica Bellamy
- Maureen Swanson as Joanne Delamere
- Peter Martyn as Lieutenant Broke
- Bill Fraser as Private Slee
- Edward Lexy as Captain Ledger
- Barry MacKay as RSM Benson
- Maureen Pryor as Miss Marigold
- Donald Pleasence as Lance Corporal Martin
- Eric Sykes as Private Waterhouse
- Gerald Campion as Private Johnson
- Leonard Williams as Corporal Smithers
- David Lodge (uncredited)[3]
Media releases
The film was released on region two DVD in 2007.[4]
Critical reception
TV Guide wrote: "except for a couple of decent comic performances, the good cast, including both Peter Sellers and Donald Pleasence in early roles, are wasted by the film's haphazard construction."[5]
Time Out wrote: "just about worth suffering to see Tony Hancock in his film debut as the harassed bandmaster."[6]
References
- ^ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p506
- ^ "Orders Are Orders". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "David Lodge". The Independent. 23 October 2003. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Comedy Classics - Orders are Orders [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: Peter Sellers, Sid James, Tony Hancock, David Paltenghi: DVD & Blu-ray". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ "Orders Are Orders Trailer, Reviews and Schedule for Orders Are Orders |". TV Guide. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ "Orders Are Orders | review, synopsis, book tickets, showtimes, movie release date |". Time Out London. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
External links
- Orders Are Orders at IMDb
- Orders Are Orders then-and-now location photographs at ReelStreets
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