A fact-based account of ordinary citizens who found themselves arrested and imprisoned without charge for weeks during the October Crisis in 1970 Quebec.
Policeman
The original title is "Les ordres" (FR).
The production budget was $201.2K.
The runtime is 109 minutes (1h 49m).
The film was directed by Michel Brault.
The screenplay was written by Michel Brault.
Cinematography was handled by François Protat.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0071949.
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Great
23 votes
Les ordres
Released
Français, English
Canada
$201,171
