The Small Back Room (1949)

02/21/1949 (GB) • 1h 46m

Drama, War, Romance

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.

Top Billed Cast

David Farrar

Sammy Rice

Jack Hawkins

R.B. Waring

Leslie Banks

Col. A. K. Holland

Michael Gough

Capt. Dick Stuart

Cyril Cusack

Cpl. Taylor

Milton Rosmer

Prof. Mair


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$240,000.00

Revenue

$135,000.00

Keywords

strong woman

bomb

self sacrifice

england

self-destruction

world war ii

alcoholism

alcoholic

roadside bomb

explosives expert

military weapons

booby trap

withdrawal

bomb squad

self-loathing

war effort

prosthetic leg

unexploded bomb

amputee

weapon testing

weapons of war

bomb making

war

romantic drama

hallucinations

guns and weapons

bomb disposal unit

disarming a bomb

supportive partner

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