Orders
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A fact-based account of ordinary citizens who found themselves arrested and imprisoned without charge for weeks during the October Crisis in 1970 Quebec.
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Cast
35 people
Hélène Loiselle
Marie Boudreau
Known for
Mon oncle Antoine
Jean Lapointe
Clermont Boudreau
Also in
The Last Tunnel
Crying Out
Guy Provost
Dr. Jean-Marie Beauchemin
Known for
Hold-up
Claude Gauthier
Richard Lavoie
Also in
Between Sweet and Salt Water
La piastre
Louise Forestier
Claudette Dusseault
Also in
IXE-13
2 Seconds
Michel Forget
Policeman
Known for
An Eye for Beauty
Aurore
Louise Pratte
Louise Boudreau
No other roles listed
Martine Pratte
Martine Boudreau
Also in
Un fait accompli
Monique Pratte
Monique Boudreau
No other roles listed
Amulette Garneau
Mrs. Thibault, The Neighbour
Also in
Des fleurs sur la neige
Maria Chapdelaine
Louise Latraverse
Claire Beauchemin
Also in
The King, the Squirrel and the Grass Snake
Between Sweet and Salt Water
Sophie Clément
Ginette Lavoie
Also in
Catherine
Des fleurs sur la neige
Michel Brault Director · François Protat Cinematographer Yves Dion Editor
Budget $201K · First release September 27, 1974 · Produced in Canada
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Budget
$201,171
Production
Canadian Film Development Corporation
Production
Les Productions Prisma
Production
Canada
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Languages
Original title
Les ordres
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
Canada · September 27, 1974
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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