The Order: Do Not Open Fire

October. 10,1981      
Rating:
7.2
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A movie about a Soviet soldiers on the Japanese borders during 1941.

Natalya Yegorova as  Ekaterina Ivanovna Belyaeva, doctor
Vladlen Biryukov as  Pavel Tikhonov battalion commander, captain
Yevgeni Gerasimov as  Nightingale, sergeant
Ernst Romanov as  Butkin, politruk
Nikolay Grinko as  Razin
Nikolay Ivanov as  Philip Andreevich Egorov
Aleksandr Potapov as  Terenty Shlyonkin, sergeant
Alexander Silin as  Efim Ivanovich Demidkov, red army
Victor Neznanov as  Vedernikov, senior lieutenant
Sergey Sazontev as  Tarasenko

Reviews

Lidia Draper
1981/10/10

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

... more
Deanna
1981/10/11

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

... more
Janis
1981/10/12

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

... more
Isbel
1981/10/13

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

... more