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Brief Encounter (1945)

Original title: brief encounter
Production: UK|86 min| black and white
Dramatic, Romantic
Poster of movie Brief Encounter
meeting a stranger in a railway station, a woman is tempted to cheat on her husband.

Festivals and awards

Cannes Festival 1946 - logo Cannes Festival Grand Prix Speciale della Giuria
Oscar 1947 - nomination migliore regia
Assigned to: David Lean
Oscar 1947 - nomination migliore sceneggiatura non originale
Assigned to: Anthony Havelock allan, David Lean, Ronald Neame
Oscar 1947 - nomination miglior attrice
Assigned to: Celia Johnson

Origin of the subject

dall'opera teatrale: Still Life (1936, Noel Coward)

Direction

David LeanDavid Lean: regista

Production and Screenplay

Ronald NeameRonald Neame: produttore
Ronald NeameRonald Neame: sceneggiatore
David LeanDavid Lean: sceneggiatore
Noel CowardNoel Coward: produttore
Noel CowardNoel Coward: sceneggiatore
Anthony Havelock allan: produttore
Anthony Havelock allan: sceneggiatore
Anthony Havelock-allanAnthony Havelock-allan: sceneggiatore

Characters and Interpreters

Laura Jesson
Celia JohnsonCelia Johnson(età:37)
dr. alec harvey
Trevor HowardTrevor Howard(età:32)
albert godby
Stanley Holloway(età:55)
myrtle bagot
Joyce CareyJoyce Carey(età:47)
fred jesson
Cyril Raymond
dolly messiter
Everley GreggEverley Gregg(età:45)
Mary Norton
Marjorie Mars(età:42)
beryl walters
Margaret Barton(età:19)
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Noel CowardNoel Coward(età:46)
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Sydney BromleySydney Bromley(età:36)
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Valentine DyallValentine Dyall(età:37)
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Jack May(età:23)
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Wallace Bosco(età:65)
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Avis Scott(età:27)
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Nuna Davey(età:43)
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Dennis Harkin(età:27)

Technical staff

Sergei RachmaninoffSergei Rachmaninoff: musiche
Jack Harris: montatore
Robert KraskerRobert Krasker: direttore della fotografia
Lawrence P. williams: scenografo

Voices and Dubbing

Version Italia(1945)

Mario FerrariMario Ferrari Voice of Cyril Raymond
Sandro RuffiniSandro Ruffini Voice of Trevor Howard
Amilcare PettinelliAmilcare Pettinelli Voice of Stanley Holloway
Tina LattanziTina Lattanzi Voice of Joyce Carey
Andreina PagnaniAndreina Pagnani Voice of Celia Johnson