Small Back Room, The

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Synopsis: 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 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.

Alternate Title(s): Hour of Glory

Directed By:	Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger	Genre:	Drama / Foreign / Thriller / War
Cast:	Kathleen Byron, Cyril Cusack, David Farrar, Michael Gough, Jack Hawkins, Robert Morley	Year of Production:	1949

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Small Back Room, The (The Criterion Collection) (DVD, NR)

Region: 1
Released: Aug-19-2008
Run Time: 107 minutes

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