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Orders Is Orders Directed by David Paltenghi Written by Anthony Armstrong
Ian HayStarring Peter Sellers
Tony Hancock
Sid JamesDistributed by British Lion Film Corporation Release date(s) October 1954 Running time 78 minutes Country United Kingdom Language English Orders Are Orders is a 1954 British comedy film directed by David Paltenghi, and featuring Peter Sellers, Sid James, Tony Hancock, Raymond Huntley, Donald Pleasence and Eric Sykes. It was a remake of the 1933 film Orders Is Orders.[1]
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Synopsis
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.
Cast
- Brian Reece — Captain Harper
- Margot Grahame — Wanda Sinclair
- Raymond Huntley — Colonel Bellamy
- Sid James — Ed Waggermeyer
- Tony Hancock — Leuitenant Wilfred Cartroad
- Peter Sellers — Private Goffin
- Clive Morton — General Sir Cuthbert Grahame-Foxe
- June Thorburn — Veronica Bellamy
- Maureen Swanson — Joanne Delamere
- Peter Martyn — Leuitenant Broke
- Bill Fraser — Private Slee
- Edward Lexy — Captain Ledger
- Barry MacKay — RSM Benson
- Donald Pleasence — Corporal Martin
- Eric Sykes — Private Waterhouse
Media Releases
The film was released on region two DVD in 2007.[2]
References
External links
Categories:- British films
- English-language films
- 1954 films
- 1950s comedy films
- 1950s British film stubs
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