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Jack Hawkins | R.B. Waring | |
Kathleen Byron | Susan | |
Michael Gough | Capt. Dick Stuart | |
Robert Morley | ||
Cyril Cusack | Cpl. Taylor | |
David Farrar | Sammy Rice | |
Leslie Banks | Col. A.K. Holland | |
Henry Caine | Sgt. Maj. Rose | |
Michael Goodliffe | Till | |
Sid James | ||
Milton Rosmer | Prof. Mair | |
Emrys Jones | Joe | |
Walter Fitzgerald | Brine | |
Renée Asherson | A.T.S. corporal | |
Anthony Bushell | Col. Strang | |
Elwyn Brook-Jones | Gladwin | |
James Dale | Brigadier |
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Producer | Michael Powell
Emeric Pressburger Anthony Bushell |
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Writer | Michael Powell
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Cinematography | Christopher Challis
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Musician | Brian Easdale
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After the lavish Technicolor spectacle of The Red Shoes, British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger retreated into the inward, shadowy recesses of this moody, crackling character study. Based on the acclaimed novel by Nigel Balchin, The Small Back Room details the professional and personal travails of troubled, alcoholic research scientist and military bomb-disposal expert Sammy Rice (David Farrar), who, while struggling with a complex relationship with secretary-girlfriend Susan (Kathleen Byron), is hired by the government to advise on a dangerous new German weapon. Frank and intimate, deftly mixing suspense and romance, The Small Back Room is an atmospheric, post-World War II gem. |
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