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ITV Global Entertainment
Directed by: David Lean
Featuring: Trevor Howard, Celia Johnson, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey, Cyril Raymond, Everly Gregg, Marjorie Mars, Margaret Barton
After a chance meeting on a train platform, a married doctor (Trevor Howard) and a suburban housewife (Celia Johnson) enter into a muted but passionate, and ultimately doomed, love affair. With its evocatively fog-enshrouded setting, swooning Rachmaninoff score, and pair of remarkable performances (Johnson was nominated for an Oscar for her role), 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 its release.
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Format: DVD
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1.37:1
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English 1.0 Dolby Digital Mono
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English
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1
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1 Disc |
DVD-9
Supplements
- Audio commentary by film historian Bruce Eder
- New interview about the film with Noël 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
- Trailer
- Insert featuring an essay by film historian Kevin Brownlow
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Release Credits
Producer: Karen Stetler
Artwork: F. Ron Miller
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