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{{Infobox film
| name = Orders Are Orders
| image = "Orders_are_Orders"_(1954).jpg
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| director = [[David Paltenghi]]
| producer = Donald Taylor
| writer = [[Geoffrey Orme]] Donald Taylor [[Eric Sykes]] (additional dialogue)
| based_on = ''[[Orders Are Orders (play)|Orders Are Orders]]'' by [[Anthony Armstrong (writer)|Anthony Armstrong]] and [[John Hay Beith|Ian Hay]]
| starring = [[Brian Reece]] [[Peter Sellers]] [[Tony Hancock]] [[Sid James]]
| cinematography = [[Arthur Grant (cinematographer)|Arthur Grant]]
| music = [[Stanley Black]]
| editing = [[Joseph Sterling]]
| studio = [[Group 3 Films]]
| distributor = [[British Lion Film Corporation]] (UK) [[Distributors Corporation of America]] (US)
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1955|5|8}}
| runtime = 78 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
| gross = £84,148 (UK)<ref>Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', ''Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television'', Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p506</ref>
}}

'''''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]]. [[Eric Sykes]] contributed to the script and appears in a minor role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6b248329 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713133534/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6b248329 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-13 |title=Orders Are Orders | BFI | BFI |publisher=Explore.bfi.org.uk |access-date=2014-04-08}}</ref> It was a remake of the film ''[[Orders Is Orders]]'' (1933), itself based on the play ''[[Orders Are Orders (play)|Orders Are Orders]]'' by [[Ian Hay]] and [[Anthony Armstrong (writer)|Anthony Armstrong]].<ref>{{IMDb title|id=0047310|title=Orders Are Orders}}</ref>

==Plot==
A [[film production]] company decides to make a new space adventure film close to 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]] — Lt Wilfred Cartroad, the bandmaster
* [[Peter Sellers]] — Private Goffin
* [[Clive Morton]] — General Sir Cuthbert Grahame-Foxe
* [[June Thorburn]] — Veronica Bellamy
* [[Maureen Swanson]] — Joanne Delamere
* [[Peter Martyn (actor)|Peter Martyn]] — Lieutenant Broke
* [[Bill Fraser]] — Private Slee
* [[Edward Lexy]] — Captain Ledger
* [[Barry MacKay (actor)|Barry MacKay]] — RSM Benson
* [[Maureen Pryor]] —Miss Marigold
* [[Donald Pleasence]] — Lance Corporal Martin
* [[Eric Sykes]] — Private Waterhouse
* [[Gerald Campion]] — Private Johnson
* [[Leonard Williams (actor)|Leonard Williams]]  — Corporal Smithers

==Media releases==
The film was released on [[DVD region code|region two]] DVD in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000OMCIMM |title=Comedy Classics - Orders are Orders [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: Peter Sellers, Sid James, Tony Hancock, David Paltenghi: DVD & Blu-ray |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |access-date=2014-04-08}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
*''[[TV Guide]]'' wrote, "except for a couple of decent comic performances, the good cast, including both [[Peter Sellers]] and [[Donald Pleasence]] in early roles, are wasted by the film's haphazard construction."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/orders-are-orders/108385 |title=Orders Are Orders Trailer, Reviews and Schedule for Orders Are Orders | |publisher=TV Guide|access-date=2014-04-08}}</ref>
*''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]'' wrote, "just about worth suffering to see [[Tony Hancock]] in his film debut as the harassed bandmaster."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeout.com/london/film/orders-are-orders |title=Orders Are Orders | review, synopsis, book tickets, showtimes, movie release date ||publisher=Time Out London|access-date=2014-04-08}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0047310|Orders Are Orders}}

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