Movie
The Small Back Room
19491h 46m6.7 / 10
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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Checked Sep 1, 2026
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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.
More about The Small Back Room
Cast
David FarrarSammy Rice
Kathleen ByronSusan
Jack HawkinsR.B. Waring
Leslie BanksCol. A. K. Holland
Michael GoughCapt. Dick Stuart
Cyril CusackCpl. Taylor
Milton RosmerProf. Mair
Walter FitzgeraldBrineCredits
- Directed by
- Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
- Written by
- Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell, Nigel Balchin
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $240K
- Box office
- $135K
Production
- London Films ProductionsUnited Kingdom
- The Archers
Themes
alcoholicalcoholismamputeebombbomb disposal unitbomb makingbomb squadbooby trap
