Emeric Pressburger Michael SMALL BACK ROOM HOUR OF GLORY Three original #159009

Description

The Small Back Room [Hour of Glory] (Three original photographs from the set of the 1949 film)
Author:
Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger (directors, screenwriters); Nigel Balchin (novel); David Farrar, Kathleen Byron, Jack Hawkins, Leslie Banks (starring)
Title:
The Small Back Room [Hour of Glory] (Three original photographs from the set of the 1949 film)
Publication:
London: The Archers / London Films, 1949
Description:
Three vintage reference photographs from the 1949 British film, showing director Michael Powell during filming on location. All three with studio stamps on the verso.
Based on the 1943 novel by Nigel Balchin, about a British research scientist and bomb disposal expert who must work to understand and combat a new type of German explosive device while struggling with his own trauma and alcoholism. The film marked the return of Powell and his longtime co-director Emeric Pressburger to producer Alexander Korda, following their tenure at the Rank Organisation.
Set and shot on location in London.
10 x 7.75 inches. Near Fine.
Criterion Collection 441. Grant UK. Selby UK. Selby UK Masterwork. Spicer UK.
Seller ID:
159009
Subject:
1940s Cinema, Directors, Film Still Photographs, Films with Literary Sources, On the Set, Photographs, War Film, World War II
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