Brief Encounter (1945)

Production Credits

Production Company:

Cineguild

In charge of Production:

Anthony Havelock-Allan and Ronald Neame

Director:

David Lean

Screenplay:

David Lean, Ronald Neame & Anthony Havelock-Allan

Based on the play:

Still Life by Noel Coward

Adaptation:

Noel Coward

Assistant Director:

George Pollock

Photography:

Robert Krasker

Camera Operator:

B. Francke

Art Director:

L.P. Williams

Editor:

Jack Harris

Production Manager:

E. Holding

Music:

Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2

Running Time:

86 minutes--7,713 ft.

Distribution:

Eagle-Lion (G.B.)

Universal (U.S.)

Released:

November 26, 1945 (G.B.)

August, 1946 (U.S.)

 

Cast Credits

Laura Jesson:

Celia Johnson

Dr. Alec Harvey:

Trevor Howard

Fred Jesson:

Cyril Raymond

Albert Godby, Station Guard:

Stanley Holloway

Myrtle Baggot, barmaid:

Joyce Carey

Beryl Waters:

Margaret Barton

Stephen Lynn:

Valentine Dyall

Dolly Messiter:

Beverly Gregg

Mrs. Rolandson:

Nuna Davey

Clergyman:

George V. Sheldon

Film Facts



Joyce Carey, Stanley Holloway
and Celia Johnson


Academy Awards
Best Director (nomination)
Best Screenplay (nomination)
Best Actress (nomination)

Prix International de Critique

National Board of Review
10 Best Films of the Year, 1946

New York Film Critics (1946)
Best Actress, Celia Johnson