Small Back Room, The

aka: Hour of Glory, The
UK 1949, 104 minutes, Black and white
Dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Rating: [PG] Low level violence
Genres: Classics, Drama / War

Topics: Drugs & Alcohol.

Feat. David Farrar, Kathleen Byron, Jack Hawkins, Leslie Banks, Cyril Cusack

Synopsis: As the Germans drop explosive booby-traps on Britain in 1943, the embittered expert who’ll have to disarm them fights a private battle with alcohol.

Adapted from an autobiographical novel by military scientist Nigel Balchin. This is makes for a surprisingly modern (if modest) turn from the directors of the luscious technicolor epic BLACK NARCISSUS.

“The strength and confidence in Powell and Pressburger’s film-making is a pleasure – as is their distinctive love of adventure and romance.” ~AroVideo

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