THE SMALL BACK ROOM [IMPORT]

Details

• Release Year: 1949
• Genre: Drama, Suspense/Thriller
• Plot: 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 (David Farrar), 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. Deftly mixing suspense and romance, The Small Back Room is an atmospheric, post–World War II gem.
• Cast: 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, Walter Fitzgerald, Anthony Bushell, Renée Asherson, Sam Kydd, Henry Caine, Roddy Hughes, Bryan Forbes, Roderick Lovell, James Carney, Ted Heath, Patrick MacNee, John Stratton, Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, Nigel Balchin
• Director: Michael Powell
• Runtime: 1:48
• Company: Studio Canal, London Films, The Archers, The Criterion Collection, Janus Films
• Media Format: Movie