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Brief Encounter
1945
David Lean adapts Noel Coward's heartbreaking tale of two ordinary people caught up in the extraordinary power of love. Laura (Celia Johnson) is a seemingly happy, middle-class housewife who meets the equally married physician Alec (Trevor Howard) at a London railway station, and so begins a chaste but passionate affair. Read more
| Starring | Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey |
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| Director | David Lean |
| Genres | Drama |
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Brief Encounter
David Lean adapts Noel Coward's heartbreaking tale of two ordinary people caught up in the extraordinary power of love. Laura (Celia Johnson) is a seemingly happy, middle-class housewife who meets the equally married physician Alec (Trevor Howard) at a London railway station, and so begins a chaste but passionate affair.
| Starring | Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey, Cyril Raymond, Everley Gregg, Marjorie Mars, Margaret Barton |
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| Director | David Lean |
| Studio | ITV STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 47 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 22 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | Production year: 1945 To Rent: DVD: 19 Feb 2001 Blu-ray: 07 Feb 2011 |
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Oh Darling, it's terribly romantic!
It takes a little while to get into Brief Encounter due to everyone talking like Mr Cholmondley-Warner! Stick with it though, as it's well worth it. This ... read more »
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A classic
Now I understand why this film is rated such a classic. A story that gripped me right to the end, with excellent acting. A glimpse of a bygone world - what ... read more »
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David Lean's romantic masterpiece.
'Brief Encounter', directed by David Lean from a Noel Coward story, has to be a serious contender for the most romantic movie ever made. Trevor Howard ... read more »
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Not all that is black and white is black and white
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David Lean adapts Noel Coward's heartbreaking tale of two ordinary people caught up in the extraordinary power of love. Laura (Celia Johnson) is a seemingly happy, middle-class housewife who meets the equally married physician Alec (Trevor Howard) at a London railway station, and so begins a chaste ...
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Brief Encounter
David Lean adapts Noel Coward's heartbreaking tale of two ordinary people caught up in the extraordinary power of love. Laura (Celia Johnson) is a seemingly happy, middle-class housewife who meets the equally married physician Alec (Trevor Howard) at a London railway station, and so begins a chaste ...
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