A respectable, happily married doctor (Trevor Howard) comes to the aid of an equally upstanding housewife (Celia Johnson) when a passing train blows cinder into her eye. Thus begins a tentative romance, conducted in the tearooms and railway cafe of a small English town. David Lean's classic study of a peculiarly British affair, played with straight bat and stiff-upper lip, features Rachmaninov on the soundtrack, and garnered Oscar nominations for director, screenplay and Celia Johnson. Also included is the 20-minute documentary 'A Profile of Brief Encounter'.
Director: David Lean
Producer: Noël Coward
Writer: Noël Coward
Writer: Anthony Havelock-Allan
Writer: David Lean
Music: Sergei Rachmaninov
Actor: Celia Johnson
Actor: Trevor Howard
Actor: Stanley Holloway
Actor: Cyril Raymond
Actor: Joyce Carey
Actor: Everley Gregg
Actor: Margaret Barton
Actor: Irene Handl
Actor: Valentine Dyall