---
title: 'The Small Back Room (1949)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Emeric Pressburger'
released: '1949-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 106
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-small-back-room-1949'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041886/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Small Back Room (1949)

1949 · 106 min · Drama · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Small Back Room 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Emeric Pressburger](https://cinepixo.com/people/emeric-pressburger), [Michael Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-powell)
- **Screenplay:** [Michael Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-powell)
- **Producer:** [Michael Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-powell)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Brian Easdale](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-easdale)
- **Director of Photography:** [Christopher Challis](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-challis)

## Cast

- [Emrys Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/emrys-jones)
- [Milton Rosmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/milton-rosmer)
- [Leslie Banks](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-banks)
- [David Farrar](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-farrar)
- [Cyril Cusack](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyril-cusack)
- [Geoffrey Keen](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-keen)
- [Robert Morley](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-morley)
- [Kathleen Byron](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-byron)
- [Bryan Forbes](https://cinepixo.com/people/bryan-forbes)
- [Elwyn Brook-Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/elwyn-brook-jones)
- [Michael Gough](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-gough)
- [Anthony Bushell](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-bushell)
- [Jack Hawkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-hawkins)
- [Michael Goodliffe](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-goodliffe)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-small-back-room-1949
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