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Orders

A fact-based account of ordinary citizens who found themselves arrested and imprisoned without charge for weeks during the October Crisis in 1970 Quebec.

1h 49m1974TMDb 7.3

DramaHistory

French

Crew and Cast

Michel BraultMichel BraultDirectorHélène LoiselleHélène LoiselleMarie BoudreauJean LapointeJean LapointeClermont BoudreauGuy ProvostGuy ProvostDr. Jean-Marie BeaucheminClaude GauthierClaude GauthierRichard LavoieLouise ForestierLouise ForestierClaudette DusseaultMichel ForgetMichel ForgetPoliceman
Louise PratteLouise Boudreau
Martine PratteMartine Boudreau
Monique PratteMonique BoudreauAmulette GarneauAmulette GarneauMrs. Thibault · The NeighbourLouise LatraverseLouise LatraverseClaire BeaucheminSophie ClémentSophie ClémentGinette Lavoie
Esther AugerEsther
Claire RichardMrs. VézinaJ. Léo GagnonJ. Léo GagnonThe Grocer
José RettinoThe Foreman
J.-Maurice GélinasMaurice
Roger GarandM. Martineau
Philippe RobertPolicemanGilbert ComtoisGilbert ComtoisPoliceman
Denis AndréPoliceman
Pat GagnonPoliceman
Jean DubostPoliceman
Jean-Pierre MattePrison's Guardian
Michel PasquierPoliceman
Jean-Pierre LégaréPoliceman
René JourdainPolicemanJean-Pierre CartierJean-Pierre CartierPrison's Guardian
Serge DestrempesPrison's Guardian
Jacques MartinPrison's Guardian

Storyline

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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Info

Original title
Les ordres
Status
Released
Released
27 September 1974
Runtime
1h 49m
TMDB score
7.3 / 10 (25 votes)

Production

Director
Michel Brault
Writers
Michel Brault
Studios
Canadian Film Development Corporation, Les Productions Prisma
Countries
Canada

Box Office

Budget
$201,171.0

Languages

Original
French
Spoken
French, English