Brief Encounter

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Synopsis: From NoÃ«l Cowardâ€™s play Still Life, legendary filmmaker David Lean deftly explores the thrill, pain, and tenderness of an illicit romance in the dour, gray Britain of 1945. From a chance meeting on a train platform, a middle-aged married doctor (Trevor Howard) and a suburban housewife (Celia Johnson) enter into a quietly passionate, ultimately doomed love affair, set to a swirling Rachmaninoff score.

Alternate Title(s): Noel Coward's Brief Encounter

Directed By:	David Lean	Genre:	Drama / Foreign / Romance
Cast:	Margaret Barton, Joyce Carey, Everley Gregg, Stanley Holloway, Trevor Howard, Celia Johnson, Marjorie Mars, Cyril Raymond	Year of Production:	1945

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Disc(s) for this Movie:

Brief Encounter - Criterion Collection (DVD, NR)

Region: 1
Released: Jun-27-2000
Run Time: 86 minutes

Essential Art House: Brief Encounter (DVD, NR)

Region: 1
Released: Apr-13-2010
Run Time: 86 minutes

Essential Art House, Volume Five (DVD, NR)

Region: 1
Released: Apr-13-2010
Run Time: N/A

Brief Encounter (DVD, M)

Region: 4
Released: Oct-16-2002
Run Time: 82 minutes

Brief Encounter (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray Disc, NR)

Region: A (Blu-ray)
Released: Apr-26-2016
Run Time: 86 minutes

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