Orders to Kill
Seen it?1958 | 107 min | War, Thriller, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and history buffs.
- The mood
- Tense, intense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 47 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1958: an older pace and style.
A grounded American fighter pilot is switched to espionage on a special job in which he must kill a small-time Paris lawyer suspected of double-crossing France by selling out radio operators to the Nazis.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 5K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Anthony Asquith
- Eddie AlbertMaj. MacMahon
- Paul MassieGene Summers
- Lillian GishMrs. Summers
- James Robertson JusticeNaval Commander
- Leslie FrenchLafitte
- Irene WorthLéonie
- John CrawfordKimball
- Lionel JeffriesInterrogator
- Nicholas PhippsLecturer Lieutenant
- Sandra DorneBlonde with German Officer