Orders to Kill

1958 film by Anthony Asquith
Movie film Q7100775
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Orders to Kill

Summary

Orders to Kill is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Orders to Kill's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Orders to Kill was directed by Anthony Asquith[4].
  • Paul Dehn wrote the screenplay for Orders to Kill[5].
  • Orders to Kill's composer is recorded as Benjamin Frankel[6].
  • Orders to Kill's genre is war film[7].
  • A cast member of Orders to Kill was Eddie Albert[8].
  • A cast member of Orders to Kill was Paul Massie[9].
  • A cast member of Orders to Kill was Lillian Gish[10].
  • A cast member of Orders to Kill was James Robertson Justice[11].
  • A cast member of Orders to Kill was Irene Worth[12].
  • A cast member of Orders to Kill was Philip Bond[13].
  • A cast member of Orders to Kill was Lionel Jeffries[14].
  • A cast member of Orders to Kill was John Crawford[15].
  • Orders to Kill was produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan[16].
  • Orders to Kill's director of photography is recorded as Desmond Dickinson[17].
  • The original language of Orders to Kill was English[18].
  • Orders to Kill was distributed by video on demand[19].
  • Orders to Kill's color is recorded as black-and-white[20].
  • Orders to Kill's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[21].
  • Orders to Kill was published on January 1, 1958[22].
  • Orders to Kill's distributed by is recorded as British Lion Films[23].
  • Orders to Kill's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[24].
  • Orders to Kill's narrative location is recorded as Paris[25].
  • Orders to Kill's main subject is World War II[26].
  • Orders to Kill's film editor is recorded as Gordon Hales[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Orders to Kill was produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan[16]. It was directed by Anthony Asquith[4]. Paul Dehn wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Eddie Albert[8], Paul Massie[9], Lillian Gish[10], James Robertson Justice[11], Irene Worth[12], and Philip Bond[13].

Publication

Orders to Kill was published on January 1, 1958[22]. The original language of it was English[18]. Its genre is war film[7]. It was distributed by video on demand[19].

Subject and Themes

Orders to Kill's main subject is World War II[26].

Why It Matters

Orders to Kill ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . radiotimes.com. Retrieved . radiotimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . radiotimes.com. Retrieved . radiotimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . radiotimes.com. Retrieved . radiotimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . radiotimes.com. Retrieved . radiotimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . radiotimes.com. Retrieved . radiotimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject World War II
    Aliases
    P14449 118023
    Producer Anthony Havelock-Allan
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