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A British housewife and doctor meet, fall in love and decide never to see each other again. After a chance meeting on a train platform, a married doctor (Trevor Howard) and a suburban housewife (Celia Johnson) begin a muted but passionate, and ultimately doomed, love affair. With it's evocatively fog-enshrouded setting, swooning Rachmaninoff score, and pair of remarkable performances (Johnson was nominated for an Oscar), this film, directed by David Lean and based on Noël Coward's play Still Life deftly explores the thrill, pain, and tenderness of an illicit romance, and has influenced many a cinematic brief encounter since it's release.
Condition:NEW.
Product Details
Actors: Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard
Directors: David Lean
Format: NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Number of discs: 1
Rated:
NR
Not Rated
Studio: Criterion Collection (Direct)
DVD Release Date: April 26, 2016
Run Time: 86 minutes
Special Features
High-Definition digital transfer of the BFI National Archive's 2008 restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack; Audio Commentary from 2000 by film historian Bruce Eder; Interview from 2012 with Noel Coward scholar Barry Day; A Profile of "Brief Encounter," a short documentary from 2000 on the making of the film; David Lean: A Self Portrait, a 1971 television documentary on Lean's career; Trailer; Plus: An essay by historian Kevin Brownlow
Cast & Crew
Celia Johnson Laura Jesson
Trevor Howard Dr. Alec Harvey
Stanley Holloway Albert Godby
Joyce Carey Myrtle Bagot
Cyril Raymond Fred Jesson
Valentine Dyall Stephan Lynn
Everley Gregg Dolly Messiter
Margaret Barton Beryl Waters
Marjorie Mars Mary Norton
Dennis Harkin Stanley
Wilfred Babbage Policeman
Wallace Bosco Doctor
Sydney Bromley Johnnie
Jack May Boatman
Avis Scott Waitress
Richard Thomas Bobbie
Nuna Davey Mrs. Rolandson
Edward Hodge Bill
Irene Handl Organist
Technical Credits
David Lean Director,Screenwriter
Noël Coward Producer,Screenwriter
Jack Harris Editor
Anthony Havelock-Allan Producer,Screenwriter
Robert Krasker Cinematographer
Coward Lean Screenwriter
Ronald Neame Producer,Screenwriter
George Pollock Asst. Director
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