The Small Back Room (1949)
1h 51m
Running Time
February 21, 1949Release Date
The Small Back Room (1949)
1h 51m
Running Time
February 21, 1949Release Date
Plot.
At the height of World War II, the Germans begin dropping a new type of booby-trapped bomb on England. Sammy Rice, a highly-skilled but haunted bomb-disposal officer, must overcome his personal demons to defeat this new threat.
Where to Watch.
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Currently The Small Back Room is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
David Farrar
Sammy Rice
Jack Hawkins
R.B. Waring
Michael Gough
Capt. Dick Stuart
Milton Rosmer
Prof. Mair
Cyril Cusack
Cpl. Taylor
Kathleen Byron
Susan
Walter Fitzgerald
Brine
Sid James
'Knucksie' Moran - Barkeeper
Emrys Jones
Joe
Michael Goodliffe
Till
Leslie Banks
Col. A.K. Holland
Sam Kydd
Crowhurst - Door Sentry
Renée Asherson
A.T.S. corporal
Anthony Bushell
Col. Strang / Associate Producer
Michael Powell
Director
Emeric Pressburger
Director
Henry Caine
Sgt. Maj. Rose
James Dale
Brigadier
Nigel Balchin
Writer
Robert Morley
The Minister
Geoffrey Keen
Pinker
Brian Easdale
Composer
Christopher Challis
Cinematographer
Roddy Hughes
Welsh Doctor
Clifford Turner
Editor
Bryan Forbes
Peterson
Hein Heckroth
ProductionDesigner
John Stratton
Young Army Officer
Freddie Francis
Camera Operator
Harry Pottle
Draughtsman
Dario Simoni
Set Dresser
Sydney Streeter
Assistant Director
John Hoesli
Art Direction
George R. Busby
Production Assistant
John von Kotze
Clapper Loader
Iris Tilley
Assistant Hairstylist
Dorrie Hamilton
Makeup Supervisor
Alan Allen
Sound
Madeleine Godar
Casting
Josephine Boss
Costume Design
Cyril Swern
Sound Editor
Ivor Beddoes
Assistant Art Director
Ted Clements
Draughtsman
Jean Osborne
Publicist
Jack N. Green
Third Assistant Director
Peter Meyers
Boom Operator
Peter Childs
Draughtsman
Archie Knowles
Second Assistant Director
Pat Sladden
Draughtsman
Wallis Smith
Draughtsman
Peter Butcher
Boom Operator
Anthony Hopking
Still Photographer
June Elvin
Roderick Lovell
Elwyn Brook-Jones
James Carney
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 21, 1949
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 51m
Genres
Wiki.
The Small Back Room, released in the United States as Hour of Glory, is a 1949 film by the British producer-writer-director team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger starring David Farrar and Kathleen Byron and featuring Jack Hawkins and Cyril Cusack. It was based on the 1943 novel of the same name by Nigel Balchin. The theme is the unsung heroes of the last war, the 'backroom boys', gradually coming into their own.
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