Title:
Brief encounter / a Noel Coward-CineGuild production ; in charge of production, Anthony Havelock-Allan, Ronald Neame ; directed by David Lean ; produced by Noel Coward.
ISBN:
9781681431437
Edition:
DVD special edition.
Publication Information:
[Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2016]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (86 minutes) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
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.
Full screen (1.37:1).
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.
DVD, NTSC region 1, full screen (1.37:1) presentation; Dolby Digital monaural.
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.
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Added Title:
Profile of Brief Encounter
David Lean : A Self Portrait
Still life.
Language Note:
In English; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
Audience:
[Not rated].
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Series Sequence:
Performer:
Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey, Cyril Raymond, Everly Gregg, Marjorie Mars, Margaret Barton, Valentine Dyall.
Production Credits:
Director of photography, Robert Krasker ; film editor, Jack Harris ; music director, Muir Mathieson, conducting the National Symphony Orchestra ; piano soloist, Eileen Joyce.
OCLC Number:
ocn944455132
Availability:
Rosemount - Robert Trail~1
