The Small Back Room

1949 · directed by Michael Powell

Rating

78/100

Hit

no

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.

The Small Back Room (1949), directed by Michael Powell, rates 78/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• David Farrar
• Kathleen Byron
• Jack Hawkins
• Leslie Banks
• Michael Gough
• Cyril Cusack
• Milton Rosmer
• Walter Fitzgerald
• Emrys Jones
• Michael Goodliffe

Crew

• Christopher Challis — Director of Photography
• Clifford Turner — Editor
• Brian Easdale — Original Music Composer
• Emeric Pressburger — Writer
• Michael Powell — Writer

More from Michael Powell

1. The Red Shoes (1948) — 97/100 · hit
2. A Matter of Life and Death (1946) — 86/100 · hit
3. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) — 85/100 · hit
4. The Thief of Bagdad (1940) — 84/100 · hit
5. I Know Where I'm Going! (1945) — 84/100 · hit
6. Peeping Tom (1960) — 83/100 · hit

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