Brief encounter / produced by Noel Coward ; directed by David Lean ; Pinewood Films Ltd.

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Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson star as middle-class suburbanites whose casual friendship evolves into a passionate yearning for each other. But as their affections grow stronger, they must face a difficult decision that will affect both of their lives forever.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Criterion collection ; 76.
Corporate Author: Pinewood Studios
Other Authors: Coward, Noël, 1899-1973
Lean, David, 1908-1991
Havelock-Allan, Anthony
Johnson, Celia, 1908-1982
Howard, Trevor, 1916-1988
Holloway, Stanley
Mallory, Jay, 1898-1993
Raymond, Cyril, -1973
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Criterion Collection, [2000], ©2000.
Series:Criterion collection ; 76.
Subjects:
Feature films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
David Lean's brief encounter.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson star as middle-class suburbanites whose casual friendship evolves into a passionate yearning for each other. But as their affections grow stronger, they must face a difficult decision that will affect both of their lives forever.
Note:Videodisc release of the 1945 motion picture.
Based on the play Still life by Noel Coward.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PR6005.O85 B7 2000 VideoDVD
ISBN:0780023420
Credits:Written by Noel Coward, David Lean, and Anthony Havelock-Allan ; director of photography, Robert Krasker ; film editor, Jack Harris ; music director, Muir Mathieson, conducting the National Symphony Orchestra ; piano soloist, Eileen Joyce.
System Details:DVD.
Cast:
Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey, Cyril Raymond, Everly Gregg, Marjorie Mars, Margaret Barton.