Brief Encounter (1945)
| Release Date | 26 November 1945 |
| Genre | Drama, Romance |
| Country | UK |
| Filming Locations | Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
Brief Encounter is a 1945 British film directed by David Lean about the conventions of British suburban life, centring on a housewife for whom real love (as opposed to the polite arrangement of her marriage) brings unexpectedly violent emotions. The film stars Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway and Joyce Carey. The screenplay is by Noël Coward, and is based on his 1936 one-act play Still Life. The soundtrack prominently features the Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff, played by Eileen Joyce.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Cyril Raymond
Fred Jesson
Marjorie Mars
Mary Norton
Margaret Barton
Beryl Walters, Tea Room Assistant
Wilfred Babbage
Policeman at War Memorial
Wallace Bosco
Doctor at Bobbie's Accident
Nuna Davey
Herminie Rolandson, Mary's Cousin
Dennis Harkin
Stanley, Beryl's Man
Edward Hodge
Bill, First Soldier
Jack May
Boat Rental Man
Avis Scott
Cardova Waitress
George V. Sheldon
Clergyman, Train Passenger
Richard Thomas
Bobbie Jesson
Henrietta Vincent
Margaret Jesson
Director
Writer
Producer
Cinematographer
Robert Krasker
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Editor
Jack Harris
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Art Director
Lawrence P. Williams
Production Manager
E.J. Holding
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
George Pollock
assistant director
Victor Wark
second assistant director
Art Department
G.E. Calthrop
artistic supervisor: Noel Coward
William Kellner
draughtsman
Elven Webb
assistant art director
Herbert Westbrook
draughtsman
Sound Department
Desmond Dew
sound recordist
Stanley Lambourne
sound recordist
Harry Miller
sound editor
Peter Davies
dubbing sound camera
Special Effects
George Blackwell
special effects
Visual Effects
Charles Staffell
back projection
Camera and Electrical Department
B. Francke
camera operator
Jim Body
focus puller
Alan Bryce
clapper loader
Arthur Ibbetson
focus puller
E. Owen
clapper loader
Editorial Department
Margery Saunders
associate editor
John Cooke
second assistant editor
Winston Ryder
assistant editor
Music Department
John Hollingsworth
associate musical director
Percival Mackey
composer: additional music
Other Crew
Maggie Unsworth
continuity
Renée Glynne
production secretary
T. Tomson
location manager
Production Company
Cineguild
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Distributor
Eagle-Lion Distributors Limited
Universal Pictures
Associated British Film Distributors (ABFD)
Filmmuseum Distributie
Park Circus
C-Sales
Carlton International Media
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Carlton Visual Entertainment
Continental Home Vídeo
Criterion Collection, The
Epix Media
F.J. Lucas
LW Editora
MGM Home Entertainment
Paramount Home Video
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Samuel Goldwyn Company, The
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Miscellaneous
National Symphony Orchestra
musicians
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