Brief encounter

Coward, Noël 1899-1973 (film producer,, screenwriter.). Lean, David, 1908-1991 (film director,, screenwriter.). Neame, Ronald, (film producer,, screenwriter.). Havelock-Allan, Anthony, (film producer,, screenwriter.). Johnson, Celia, 1908-1982 (actor.). Howard, Trevor, 1916-1988 (actor.). Holloway, Stanley, (actor.). Carey, Joyce, 1898-1993 (actor.). Raymond, Cyril,-1973, (actor.). Gregg, Everley, 1903-1959 (actor.). Mars, Marjorie, 1903-1991 (actor.). Barton, Margaret, 1926- (actor.). Dyall, Valentine, 1908-1985 (actor.). Coward, Noël 1899-1973 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Still life. (Added Author). Cineguild (Firm), (production company.). Criterion Collection (Firm), (film distributor.). Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey, Cyril Raymond, Everly Gregg, Marjorie Mars, Margaret Barton, Valentine Dyall. (Cast).

Summary: Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson star as middle-class suburbanites whose casual friendship evolves into a passionate yearning for each other. But as their affections grow stronger, they must face a difficult decision that will affect both of their lives forever.

Record details

ISBN: 0715515175111
ISBN: 1681431432
ISBN: 9781681431437
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (12 panels : illustrations ; folded to 19 cm).
videodisc
Edition: DVD special edition.
Publisher: [New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2016]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Full screen (1.37:1). Based on the play Still Life by Noel Coward. Adapted by David Lean, Ronald Neame, Anthony Havelock-Allan (all uncredited). Originally released as a motion picture in 1945. Special features: Audio commentary from 2000 by film historian Bruce Eder; Interview from 2012 with Noel 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's career; Trailer. Insert includes an essay "Riskiest thing I ever did : notes on a Brief Encounter" by film critic Kevin Brownlow.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Robert Krasker ; film editor, Jack Harris ; music director, Muir Mathieson, conducting the National Symphony Orchestra ; piano soloist, Eileen Joyce.
Participant or Performer Note:	Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey, Cyril Raymond, Everly Gregg, Marjorie Mars, Margaret Barton, Valentine Dyall.
Target Audience Note:	[Not rated].
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC region 1, full screen (1.37:1) presentation; Dolby Digital monaural.
Language Note:	In English; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).