The Small Back Room (Hour of Glory)

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Directed by

Emeric Pressburger

Michael Powell

Starring (View all)

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

Emrys Jones
Joe

Written by (View all)

Nigel Balchin
(novel)

Michael Powell
(writer)

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Description: 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. Deftly mixing suspense and romance, The Small Ba ... (more)

Release date: 23 February 1952

Tags: War (2), Drama (1), Thriller (1), Romance (1), World War II (1), Alcoholism (1), 1949 (1), D.T. (1), Bomb Disposal Expert (1)

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