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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1949-02-21
Languageen
Runtime1h 46m
Budget$240,000
Revenue$135,000
Production

London Films Productions, The Archers

6.7(81)
•1949•1h 46m

The Small Back Room

DramaWarRomance

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.

Cinematography
Christopher Challis

Principal Cast

25 credited
David Farrar
David FarrarSammy Rice
Kathleen Byron
Kathleen ByronSusan
Jack Hawkins
Jack HawkinsR.B. Waring
Leslie Banks
Leslie BanksCol. A. K. Holland
Michael Gough
Michael GoughCapt. Dick Stuart
Cyril Cusack
Cyril CusackCpl. Taylor
Milton Rosmer
Milton RosmerProf. Mair
Walter Fitzgerald
Walter FitzgeraldBrine
Emrys Jones
Emrys JonesJoe
Michael Goodliffe
Michael GoodliffeTill

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