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The Small Back Room
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1949 film by Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
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6.8As the Germans drop explosive booby-traps on 1943 Britain, the embittered expert who'll have to disarm them fights a private battle with alcohol.
Released: 1949-02-21106 minDir: Michael PowellDrama, War, RomanceBudget: $240,000Box office: $135,000
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Cast
- David Farrar as Sammy Rice
- Kathleen Byron as Susan
- Jack Hawkins as R.B. Waring
- Leslie Banks as Col. A. K. Holland
- Michael Gough as Capt. Dick Stuart
- Cyril Cusack as Cpl. Taylor
Themes
- strong woman
- bomb
- self sacrifice
- england
- self-destruction
- world war ii
- alcoholism
- alcoholic
- roadside bomb
- explosives expert
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