The Small Back Room
Feb 21, 1949 | IMDB 6.7
106 min Watch NowDrama, War, Romance
As the Germans drop explosive booby-traps on 1943 Britain, the embittered expert who'll have to disarm them fights a private battle with alcohol.
Drama, War, Romance
As the Germans drop explosive booby-traps on 1943 Britain, the embittered expert who'll have to disarm them fights a private battle with alcohol.
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