Drama ·War ·Romance · United Kingdom · 1949 · 1h 46m

The Small Back Room

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Director
Michael PowellEmeric Pressburger
Cast
David Farrar as Sammy Rice Kathleen Byron as Susan Jack Hawkins as R.B. Waring Leslie Banks as Col. A. K. Holland Michael Gough as Capt. Dick Stuart Cyril Cusack as Cpl. Taylor
Crew
Christopher Challis — Director of Photography Clifford Turner — Editor Brian Easdale — Original Music Composer Michael Powell — Writer Emeric Pressburger — Writer Nigel Balchin — Novel
Synopsis

As the Germans drop explosive booby-traps on 1943 Britain, the embittered expert who'll have to disarm them fights a private battle with alcohol.

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Mood & Themes
strong womanbombself sacrificeenglandself-destructionworld war iialcoholismalcoholicroadside bombexplosives expertmilitary weaponsbooby trap
Key Collaborators
Michael Powell Director Emeric Pressburger Director Christopher Challis Director of Photography Clifford Turner Editor Brian Easdale Original Music Composer Michael Powell Writer Emeric Pressburger Writer Nigel Balchin Novel Michael Powell Producer Emeric Pressburger Producer Hein Heckroth Production Design Josephine Boss Costume Design
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