Orderers

Name: Orderers
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1974-09-27
Duration: 1 h 49 min
Rating: 8.30
Cast: Claude Gauthier, Guy Provost, Hélène Loiselle, Jean Lapointe

– A fact-based account of ordinary citizens who found themselves arrested and imprisoned without charg..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

8.30 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 49 Minutes

Release Year:

1974

Original Name:

Les ordres

Orderers (1974) - Also known as Les ordres

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

Producing Country:

Canada

Filming Locations:

Quebec, Montreal Quebec

Genre:

History, Drama

Release Date:

27 Sep 1974

Language:

French, English

Directed by:

Michel Brault

Story Written By:

Michel Brault

Main Actors:

Claude Gauthier, Guy Provost, Hélène Loiselle, Jean Lapointe

Plot:

October 1970: Under the pretext of waging war against the terrorist group Front de libération du Québec, the Canadian Parliament passes the War Measures Act. The Police and the Army use it and try to break-up popular groups in the Province of Quebec. More than 400 people are arrested for what appears to be their social activities. No charges are ever filed against them. This is their story.

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination.

Production Company:

Films 13

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

8.3/10

#Martial Law

#French Canadian

#Police

#Terrorism

#False Accusation