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Chris Challis on THE SMALL BACK ROOM
The Small Back Room • 21m
THE SMALL BACK ROOM’s cinematographer, Chris Challis, worked on several Powell and Pressburger films, including THE RED SHOES (1948, as camera operator), THE ELUSIVE PIMPERNEL (1950), and THE TALES OF HOFFMAN (1951). In this video interview, recorded in England in 2008, Challis recalls THE SMALL BACK ROOM and his work as a long-standing member of Powell and Pressburger’s team, the Archers.
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Michael Powell on THE SMALL BACK ROOM
The following audio excerpts are taken from Michael Powell’s original dictation recordings for the second volume of his autobiography, “Million Dollar Movie,” published in 1992. Here he reminisces about making THE SMALL BACK ROOM.
