Orders Are Orders | |
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Directed by | David Paltenghi |
Produced by | Donald Taylor |
Written by |
Geoffrey Orme Donald Taylor Eric Sykes (additional dialogue) |
Based on | A play by Anthony Armstrong and Ian Hay |
Starring |
Peter Sellers Tony Hancock Sid James |
Music by | Stanley Black |
Cinematography | Arthur Grant |
Distributed by |
British Lion Film Corporation (UK) Distributors Corporation of America (US) |
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Running time
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78 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Box office | £84,148 (UK) |
Orders Are Orders is a 1954 British comedy film directed by David Paltenghi, and featuring Peter Sellers, Sid James, Tony Hancock, Raymond Huntley, Brian Reece and Bill Fraser. Eric Sykes contributed to the script and appears in a minor role. It was a remake of the 1933 film Orders Is Orders.
A film production company decides to make a new science fiction film in 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.
The film was released on region two DVD in 2007.