London Films Productions & The Archers present

The Small Back Room

Name: The Small Back Room
Genre: Drama, War, Romance
Released: 1949-02-21

directed by Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger

19491h 46mDrama

London Films Productions & The Archers present

The Small Back Room

directed by Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger

19491h 46mDrama

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§ Synopsis

Drama · War · Romance

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

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what it's about

strong woman bomb self sacrifice england self-destruction world war ii alcoholism alcoholic roadside bomb explosives expert military weapons booby trap withdrawal bomb squad self-loathing war effort prosthetic leg unexploded bomb amputee weapon testing weapons of war bomb making war romantic drama

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8 of 25

as Col. A. K. Holland

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