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The Small Back Room (1949)

The Small Back Room (1949)

Drama Romance War
Release Date: 1949, February 21
Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: London Films Productions, The Archers
Cast: Jack Hawkins, Robert Morley, Kathleen Byron, Michael Gough, Renée Asherson, Michael Goodliffe, Geoffrey Keen, Cyril Cusack, Walter Fitzgerald, Roddy Hughes, David Farrar, Sam Kydd

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.

Keywords:

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