The Small Back Room

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The Small Back Room is a 1949 British film noir drama directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, focusing on a troubled bomb-disposal expert during World War II.

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The Small Back Room canonical 8
The Small Back Room (novel) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
basedOn The Small Back Room (novel)
linked to: The Small Back Room

novel by Nigel Balchin
cinematographyBy Christopher Challis
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Emeric Pressburger
Michael Powell
distributor General Film Distributors
editedBy Reginald Mills
filmingProcess black-and-white
follows life of a troubled bomb-disposal expert
genre film noir
psychological drama film
war drama film
hasCharacter Sammy Rice
Susan
mainSubject alcoholism
bomb disposal
psychological trauma
musicBy Brian Easdale
narrativeLocation London
linked to: London, England
originalLanguage English
partOf filmography of Emeric Pressburger
filmography of Michael Powell
portrays British scientific advisory work during World War II
producer Emeric Pressburger
Michael Powell
productionCompany The Archers
publicationDate 1949
releaseYear 1949
screenwriter Emeric Pressburger
Michael Powell
setInPeriod World War II
starredActor Cyril Cusack
David Farrar
Jack Hawkins
Kathleen Byron

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Two Cities Films produced The Small Back Room
Kay Walsh notableWork The Small Back Room
Kay Walsh workedOn The Small Back Room
Ralph Kemplen edited The Small Back Room
Margaret Johnston notableWork The Small Back Room
The Small Back Room basedOn The Small Back Room (novel)
linked to: The Small Back Room
Emeric Pressburger notableWork The Small Back Room
The Archers produced The Small Back Room
Wilfred Shingleton notableWork The Small Back Room