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The Small Back Room( 1949)

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Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      David Farrar

      Sammy Rice

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      Kathleen Byron

      Susan

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      Jack Hawkins

      R.B. Waring

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      Leslie Banks

      Col. A. K. Holland

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      Michael Gough

      Capt. Dick Stuart

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      Cyril Cusack

      Cpl. Taylor

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      Milton Rosmer

      Prof. Mair

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      Walter Fitzgerald

      Brine

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      Emrys Jones

      Joe

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      Michael Goodliffe

      Till

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      Renée Asherson

      A.T.S. corporal

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      Anthony Bushell

      Col. Strang

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      Henry Caine

      Sgt. Maj. Rose

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      James Dale

      Brigadier

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      Robert Morley

      The Minister

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      Sid James

      'Knucksie' Moran

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      Sam Kydd

      Crowhurst

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      Geoffrey Keen

      Pinker

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      June Elvin

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      Roddy Hughes

      Welsh Doctor

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      Bryan Forbes

      Peterson

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      Roderick Lovell

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      Elwyn Brook-Jones

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      James Carney

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      John Stratton

      Young Army Officer

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Thu Jul 02 2015
    I must have a drink. Ask me to have a drink woman. The Small Back Room (AKA: Hour of Glory) is directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, with both adapting the screenplay from the Nigel Balchin novel. It stars David Farrar, Kathleen Byron, Jack Hawkins, Leslie Banks and Michael Gough. Music is by Brian Easdale and cinematography by Christopher Challis. As the Germans drop explosive booby-traps across coastline England, Sammy Rice (Farrar) will be tasked with learning the secret to disarming the deadly devices. But first he must beat his private battle with alcohol, his form of se...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    240000.00

    Revenue

    135000.00

    Keywords

    • strong woman
    • bomb
    • self sacrifice
    • england
    • self-destruction
    • world war ii
    • alcoholism
    • alcoholic
    • roadside bomb
    • explosives expert
    • military weapons
    • booby trap
    • withdrawal
    • bomb squad
    • self-loathing
    • war effort
    • prosthetic leg
    • unexploded bomb
    • amputee
    • weapon testing
    • weapons of war
    • bomb making
    • war
    • romantic drama
    • hallucinations
    • guns and weapons
    • bomb disposal unit
    • disarming a bomb
    • supportive partner