The small back room
(DVD, Notes, Video)

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Format
DVD, Notes, Video
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([12 pages])
Language
English
UPC
715515031226

Notes

General Note
Film based on a novel by Nigel Balchin.
General Note
Booklet available for checkout.
General Note
Special features of this DVD: Dolby Digital ; scene selection ; audio commentary featuring film scholar Charles Barr ; new video interview with cinematographer Chris Challis ; excerpts form Michael Powell's audio dictations for his autobiography ; new essay by film critic Nick James.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1949.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Christopher Challis ; editor, Clifford Turner ; music, Brian Easdale.
Participants/Performers
David Farrar, Kathleen Byron, Jack Hawkins, Leslie Banks, Michael Gough, Cyril Cusack.
Description
Details the professional and personal travails of a troubled, alcoholic research scientist and military bomb-disposal expert who, while struggling through a relationship with his girlfriend, is hired by the government to advise on a German weapon.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Powell, M., Farrar, D., Byron, K., Hawkins, J., Cusack, C., Pressburger, E., & Balchin, N. (2008). The small back room . Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Michael Powell et al.. 2008. The Small Back Room. Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Michael Powell et al.. The Small Back Room Criterion Collection, 2008.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Powell, Michael, et al. The Small Back Room Criterion Collection, 2008.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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