Orders Are Orders (1955 film)

Orders Are Orders
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid Paltenghi
Written byGeoffrey Orme
Donald Taylor
Eric Sykes (additional dialogue)
Based onOrders Are Orders by Anthony Armstrong and Ian Hay
Produced byDonald Taylor
StarringBrian Reece
Peter Sellers
Tony Hancock
Sid James
CinematographyArthur Grant
Edited byJoseph Sterling
Music byStanley Black
Production
company
Distributed byBritish Lion Film Corporation (UK)
Distributors Corporation of America (US)
Release date
  • 8 May 1955 (1955-05-08)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office£84,148 (UK)[1]

Orders Are Orders is a 1955 British comedy film directed by David Paltenghi, and featuring Brian Reece, Peter Sellers, Sid James, Tony Hancock, Raymond Huntley, and Bill Fraser. It was written by Geoffrey Orme and Donald Taylor. Eric Sykes contributed to the script and appears in a minor role.[2] It was a remake of the film Orders Is Orders (1933), itself based on the 1932 play Orders Are Orders by Ian Hay and Anthony Armstrong.

  1. ^ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p506
  2. ^ "Orders Are Orders". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 11 January 2024.