---
title: 'Brief Encounter (1945)'
type: 'film'
director: 'David Lean'
released: '1945-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/brief-encounter-1945'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037558/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Brief Encounter (1945)

1945 · 85 min · Drama, Romance · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Brief Encounter is a 1945 British romantic tragedy film directed by David Lean from a screenplay by Noël Coward, based on his 1936 one-act play Still Life. The film stars Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard in lead roles, alongside Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey, Cyril Raymond, Everley Gregg and Margaret Barton.

## Credits

- **Director:** [David Lean](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-lean)
- **Screenplay:** [David Lean](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-lean), [Noël Coward](https://cinepixo.com/people/noel-coward), [Ronald Neame](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-neame), [Anthony Havelock-Allan](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-havelock-allan)
- **Producer:** [Noël Coward](https://cinepixo.com/people/noel-coward), [Ronald Neame](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-neame), [Anthony Havelock-Allan](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-havelock-allan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Sergei Rachmaninoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergei-rachmaninoff)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert Krasker](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-krasker)
- **Editor:** [Jack Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-harris)

## Cast

- [Jack May](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-may)
- [Celia Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/celia-johnson)
- [Everley Gregg](https://cinepixo.com/people/everley-gregg)
- [Trevor Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/trevor-howard)
- [Stanley Holloway](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-holloway)
- [Valentine Dyall](https://cinepixo.com/people/valentine-dyall)
- [Alfie Bass](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfie-bass)
- [Joyce Carey](https://cinepixo.com/people/joyce-carey)
- [Sydney Bromley](https://cinepixo.com/people/sydney-bromley)
- [Margaret Barton](https://cinepixo.com/people/margaret-barton)
- [Cyril Raymond](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyril-raymond)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/brief-encounter-1945
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