The Small Back Room
The Small Back Room, released in the United States as 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. 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.
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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 |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £232,972 |
| Box office | £129,732 (UK) |
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