The Small Back Room
(1949)
Tagline
The Small Back Room
Starring
David Farrar Kathleen Byron Jack Hawkins Leslie Banks Michael Gough
Director
Michael Powell Emeric Pressburger
Genre
Drama Foreign Suspense Thriller War
Running Time
106 minutes
Overview
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.
Released
21 February 1949
Budget
£0
Revenue
£0
Language
English
Studio
Country of Origin
United Kingdom
Cast
| David Farrar | ... | Sammy Rice |
| Kathleen Byron | ... | Susan |
| Jack Hawkins | ... | R.B. Waring |
| Leslie Banks | ... | Col. A. K. Holland |
| Michael Gough | ... | Capt. Dick Stuart |
| Cyril Cusack | ... | Cpl. Taylor |
| Milton Rosmer | ... | Prof. Mair |
| Walter Fitzgerald | ... | Brine |
| Emrys Jones | ... | Joe |
| Michael Goodliffe | ... | Till |
| Renée Asherson | ... | A.T.S. corporal |
| Anthony Bushell | ... | Col. Strang |
| Henry Caine | ... | Sgt. Maj. Rose |
Crew
| Michael Powell | ... | Director |
| Emeric Pressburger | ... | Director |
| Nigel Balchin | ... | Novel |
| Michael Powell | ... | Writer |
| Emeric Pressburger | ... | Writer |
| Brian Easdale | ... | Original Music Composer |
| Christopher Challis | ... | Director of Photography |
| Clifford Turner | ... | Editor |