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You are in: The Small Back Room [1949]
starring:
David Farrar,
Kathleen Byron,
Jack Hawkins,
Milton Rosmer,
Cyril Cusack,
Emrys Jones,
Michael Goodliffe,
Sid James,
Leslie Banks,
Michael Gough,
Geoffrey Keen,
June Elvin,
David Hutcheson,
Robert Morley,
Elwyn Brook-Jones,
James Dale (III),
Walter Fitzgerald,
Anthony Bushell,
Renée Asherson,
Sam Kydddirected by:
Emeric Pressburger,
Michael Powell
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Audience Rating: Parental Guidance
Binding: VHS Tape
Brand: WARNER HOME VIDEO
EAN: 5014780392632
Format: Black & White, PAL
Label: Warner Home Video
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageAnalog
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: July 12, 2026
Running Time: 102 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: February 23, 2026
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For those thinking about buying this movie: do. It is a terrific adaptation of Nigel Balchin's superb wartime thriller of the same name. Once again Powell and Pressburger manage to provide magnificent screenplay and cinematography (even if the dvd has yet to be a "restored" version) whilst keeping the essence of the original story. The critism of the wartime system for weapon devlopment is superb and shows graphically how "the old boy net" and interdepartmental rivalry was waged - often to the detriment ... Read More
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'The Small Back Room' came towards the end of the partnership of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. They created one of the most creative and thought provoking cycle of movies ever seen in British Cinema. Films such as 'A Matter Of Life And Death', 'A Canterbury Tale', 'Black Narcissus' and 'I Know Where I'm Going' examined the nature of relationships in a new, bold and extremely cinematic way.
They made imaginative use of studios, film stock and special effects.
'The Small Back Room' is by ... Read More
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'The Small Back Room' is one of those films which I come back to with pleasure at least once a year. It captures the feel and mood of war-time London so effectively. It is based on a Nigel Balchin novel, first published in 1943, about the work of back room 'boffins' in war-time London. It tells the story of an embittered bomb disposal expert, Sammy Rice, who is part of an important research team, and his challenge with a booby-trapped bomb, set against the background of a turbulent love affair and a conflict ... Read More