| The Small Back Room | |
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| Directed by | Michael Powell Emeric Pressburger |
| Written by | Michael Powell Emeric Pressburger |
| Based on | The Small Back Room by Nigel Balchin |
| Produced by | Michael Powell Emeric Pressburger |
| Starring | David Farrar Kathleen Byron Jack Hawkins Leslie Banks Cyril Cusack |
| Cinematography | Christopher Challis |
| Edited by | Clifford Turner |
| Music by | Brian Easdale |
| Distributed by | British Lion Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £232,972[1] |
| Box office | £129,732 (UK)[2] |
The Small Back Room (U.S. title: Hour of Glory) is a 1949 film by the British producer-writer-director team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger starring David Farrar and Kathleen Byron and featuring Jack Hawkins and Cyril Cusack.[3] It was based on the 1943 novel of the same name by Nigel Balchin.
The theme is the unsung heroes of the last war, the 'backroom boys', gradually coming into their own.[4]
- ^ Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 355
- ^ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000
- ^ "The Small Back Room". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Staff (January 26, 1949) "Film Reviews: The Small Back Room" Variety p.22