Brief Encounter

1945, 1h 26min -

After a chance meeting on a train platform, a married doctor (Trevor Howard) and a suburban housewife (Celia Johnson) begin a muted but passionate, and ultimately doomed, love affair. With its evocatively fog-enshrouded setting, swooning Rachmaninoff score, and pair of remarkable performances (Johnson was nominated for an Oscar), this film, directed by David Lean and based on Noël Coward’s play “Still Life” deftly explores the thrill, pain, and tenderness of an illicit romance, and has influenced many a cinematic brief encounter since its release. Show more

"Brief Encounter" — movie produced in UK and released in 1945. It has a very high rating on IMDb: 8 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 26min. "Brief Encounter" is not currently available to stream in undefined. Add it to your Watchlist and we'll notify you when you can watch it!