Orders (1974 film)

Les Ordres
Directed byMichel Brault
Written byMichel Brault
Produced byGuy Dufaux
Bernard Lalonde
Claude Godbout
StarringJean Lapointe
Hélène Loiselle
Guy Provost
Claude Gauthier
Louise Forestier
CinematographyMichel Brault
François Protat
Edited byYves Dion
Production
company
Productions Prisma
Release date
  • September 27, 1974 (1974-09-27)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Orders (French: Les Ordres; known in the United States as: Orderers) is a 1974 Quebec historical drama film about the incarceration of innocent civilians during the 1970 October Crisis following the War Measures Act enacted by the Canadian government of Pierre Trudeau. It is the second film by director Michel Brault. It features entertainer and Senator Jean Lapointe.

The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 48th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.