The Small Back Room (1949)

United Kingdom, 107 min
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Basic facts

Original title The Small Back Room
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • United Kingdom
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1949-03-28

Cast

David Farrar
Sammy Rice

Kathleen Byron
Susan

Jack Hawkins
R.B. Waring

Leslie Banks
överste A.K. Holland

Michael Gough
kapten Dick Stuart

Cyril Cusack
korpral Taylor

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Titles

Original title
  • The Small Back Room
Swedish release title
  • Det hemliga rummet
Distribution title
  • Hour of Glory (USA)

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Third Assistant Director
Script Supervisor
Production Assistant
Casting
Production Secretary
Unit Publicist
Camera Operator
Still Photographer
Assistant Cameraman
Musical Director
Assistant Production Designer
Propman
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Hair Stylist
Wardrobe
Make-up Assistant
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Editor

Cast

David Farrar Sammy Rice
Kathleen Byron Susan
Jack Hawkins R.B. Waring
Leslie Banks överste A.K. Holland
Michael Gough kapten Dick Stuart
Cyril Cusack korpral Taylor
Milton Rosmer professor Mair
Walter Fitzgerald Brine
Emrys Jones Joe
Michael Goodliffe Till
Renée Asherson korpral vid Auxilliary Territorial Service (ATS)
Anthony Bushell överste Strang
Henry Caine fanjunkare Rose
Elwyn Brook-Jones Gladwin
James Dale överste
Sam Kydd Crowhurst, dörrvakt
June Elvin Gillian
David Hutcheson Norval
Sidney James "Knucksie" Moran, bartender
Roderick Lovell kapten Pearson
James Carney sergeant Groves
Roddy Hughes den walesiske läkaren
Geoffrey Keen Pinker
Bryan Forbes (as Brian Forbes) Peterson, den döende skytten
- Ej krediterade:
Robert Morley präst
Patrick Macnee man på mötet
Ted Heath orkesterledaren
John Stratton ung arméofficer på mötet
Michael Powell chef för eldledningscentralen
Richard Nielson man

Companies

Production Company The Archers Film Productions
London Film Productions Ltd.
British Lion Film Corporation Ltd.
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Wivefilm 1949

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 75063
Date 1949-03
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2880 meters
Notes Speltid: 105 minuter.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Western Electric Recording
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2934 meter
Length in minutes 107 min


Original work

Original title The Small Back Room (Novel)
Author Nigel Balchin


Production location

1948-03 1948-06
London Film Studios Isleworth, Middlesex United Kingdom
Shepperton Studios Shepperton, Surrey United Kingdom
Worton Hall Studios Isleworth, Middlesex United Kingdom
Victoria Embankment Westminster, London United Kingdom
Chesil Bank, Dorset United Kingdom
Stonehenge Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire United Kingdom

Release dates

First showing 1949-02-21 United Kingdom 107 min
Release in Sweden 1949-03-28 Skandia Stockholm Sweden 105 min
TV showing 1958-08-19 TV Sweden

Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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