A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
February 21, 1949
Original Title:
The Small Back Room
Alternate Titles:
Hour Of Glory
I ragazzi del retrobottega
Genres:
Drama | Romance | War
Production Companies:
London Films Productions
The Archers
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
GB: PG
Runtime: 111
At the height of World War II, the Germans begin dropping a new type of booby-trapped bomb on England. Sammy Rice, a highly-skilled but haunted bomb-disposal officer, must overcome his personal demons to defeat this new threat.
Art Direction:
John Hoesli
Assistant Art Director:
Ivor Beddoes
Assistant Director:
Sydney Streeter
Assistant Hairstylist:
Iris Tilley
Associate Producer:
Anthony Bushell
Boom Operator:
Peter Butcher
Peter Meyers
Camera Operator:
Freddie Francis
Casting:
Madeleine Godar
Clapper Loader:
John von Kotze
Costume Design:
Josephine Boss
Director:
Michael Powell
Emeric Pressburger
Director of Photography:
Christopher Challis
Draughtsman:
Peter Childs
Ted Clements
Harry Pottle
Pat Sladden
Wallis Smith
Editor:
Clifford Turner
Makeup Supervisor:
Dorrie Hamilton
Novel:
Nigel Balchin
Original Music Composer:
Brian Easdale
Producer:
Michael Powell
Emeric Pressburger
Production Assistant:
George R. Busby
Production Design:
Hein Heckroth
Publicist:
Jean Osborne
Second Assistant Director:
Archie Knowles
Set Dresser:
Dario Simoni
Sound:
Alan Allen
Sound Editor:
Cyril Swern
Still Photographer:
Anthony Hopking
Third Assistant Director:
Jack N. Green
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