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The Small Back Room
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Title: The Small Back Room

Release Date: 21 Feb 1949

Runtime: 1h 46m

Genre: Drama, War, Romance

Director: London Films Productions, The Archers

Production Companies: London Films Productions, The Archers

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.6 (65 votes)

Cast

  • Sammy Rice: David Farrar
  • Susan: Kathleen Byron
  • R.B. Waring: Jack Hawkins
  • Col. A. K. Holland: Leslie Banks
  • Capt. Dick Stuart: Michael Gough
  • Cpl. Taylor: Cyril Cusack
  • Prof. Mair: Milton Rosmer
  • Brine: Walter Fitzgerald
  • Joe: Emrys Jones
  • Till: Michael Goodliffe
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