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1949 | DIRECTED BY MICHAEL POWELL AND EMERIC PRESSBURGER

The Small Back Room

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Movie Stats
Year
1949
Runtime
 106 minutes (1 hr 46 mins)
Select Cast
David Farrar
Kathleen Byron
Jack Hawkins
Leslie Banks
Michael Gough
Cyril Cusack
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Last viewed:
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Release Dates
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 US release
23rd February 1952
74 years 6 months 2 days ago
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Directed by
michael powell Michael Powell
emeric pressburger Emeric Pressburger
Starring
David FarrarSammy Rice
Kathleen ByronSusan
Jack HawkinsR.B. Waring
Leslie BanksCol. A.K. Holland
Michael GoughCapt. Dick Stuart
Cyril CusackCpl. Taylor
Milton RosmerProf. Mair
Emrys JonesJoe
Walter FitzgeraldBrine
Renée AshersonA.T.S. Corporal
Henry CaineSgt. Maj. Rose
Sidney James'Knucksie' Moran - Barkeeper
Sam KyddCrowhurst - Door Sentry
Michael GoodliffeTill
Geoffrey KeenPinker
June ElvinGillian
David HutchesonNorval
Robert MorleyThe Minister
Roddy HughesWelsh Doctor
Bryan ForbesPeterson - Dying Gunner
Roderick LovellCapt. Pearson
James DaleBrigadier
Elwyn Brook-JonesGladwin
Anthony BushellCol. Strang
James CarneySgt. Groves
Ted Heaths Kenny Baker Swing GroupHickory Tree Band
Kenny BakerTrumpeter - Hickory Tree Band
Frederic LewisFred Lewis - Musician
Jackie AmstrongTrombone Player - Hickory Tree Band
Hamlyn BensonProf. Char
Wallace BoscoPasserby
Pete ChilverGuitarist - Hickory Tree Band
Jan ConradPolish Officer
Michael ConrySoldier
Jan FrankowskiMan in Pub
Claude FredericCol. D. Strachey
Johnnie GraySaxophonist - Hickory Tree Band
Julia LangDanny's Mother
Patrick MacneeMan at Committee Meeting
Richard NeilsonAmerican in Hickory Club
Fred NicholasOfficer at Gun Trial
Sonya O'SheaMrs. Taylor
Jack ParnellDrummer - Hickory Tree Band
Charlie ShortBass Player - Hickory Tree Band
Norman StenfaltPianist - Hickory Tree Band
John StrattonYoung Army Officer at Committee Meeting
Jack WatsonUndetermined Secondary Role
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Genres
Drama
Drama
Romance
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Thriller
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  • United States United States
  • China China
  • Hong Kong Hong Kong
  • Portugal Portugal
  • India India
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News from around the web
The Small Back Room review – boundary-breaking wartime drama from Powell and Pressburger  The Guardian Fri, 31st May 2024

The Small Back Room (1949)  IMDb Wed, 13th May 2026

The Small Back Room │ StudioCanal  filmreviewdaily.com Mon, 3rd June 2024

Backrooms  Rotten Tomatoes Fri, 29th May 2026

The Small Back Room  Screen Slate Mon, 26th August 2019

UK-wide programme announced for Cinema Unbound: The Films of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger  BFI Fri, 15th September 2023

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