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The Small Back Room
The Small Back Room

The Small Back Room

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DramaWarRomance

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At the height of World War II, the Germans begin dropping a new type of booby-trapped bomb on England. Highly skilled but haunted bomb disposal officer Sammy Rice must overcome his personal demons to defeat this new threat.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$15066

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

106 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

21 February 1949

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

David Farrar

David Farrar

Sammy Rice

Kathleen Byron

Kathleen Byron

Susan

Jack Hawkins

Jack Hawkins

R.B. Waring

Leslie Banks

Leslie Banks

Col. A. K. Holland

Michael Gough

Michael Gough

Capt. Dick Stuart

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Cpl. Taylor

Milton Rosmer

Milton Rosmer

Prof. Mair

Walter Fitzgerald

Walter Fitzgerald

Brine

Emrys Jones

Emrys Jones

Joe

Michael Goodliffe

Michael Goodliffe

Till

Renée Asherson

Renée Asherson

A.T.S. corporal

Anthony Bushell

Anthony Bushell

Col. Strang

Henry Caine

Henry Caine

Sgt. Maj. Rose

James Dale

James Dale

Brigadier

Robert Morley

Robert Morley

The Minister

Sid James

Sid James

'Knucksie' Moran

Sam Kydd

Sam Kydd

Crowhurst

Geoffrey Keen

Geoffrey Keen

Pinker

June Elvin

June Elvin

Roddy Hughes

Roddy Hughes

Welsh Doctor

Bryan Forbes

Bryan Forbes

Peterson

Roderick Lovell

Roderick Lovell

Elwyn Brook-Jones

Elwyn Brook-Jones

James Carney

James Carney

John Stratton

John Stratton

Young Army Officer

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