Brief Encounter DVD (1945) | Celia Johnson & Trevor Howard | Written by Noël Coward | Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 | Dir. David Lean | BFI No. 2 Greatest British Film | PG | New & Sealed

They met in a railway station. They fell in love. They never touched. Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard star in Brief Encounter (1945) on DVD. Directed by David Lean and written and produced by Noël Coward, the film follows Laura Jesson (Johnson) — a quietly contented married woman — who meets Dr Alec Harvey (Howard) by chance at a railway station. They meet weekly. They fall in love. They know it is impossible. With Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 as its score, Brief Encounter is the definitive film about desire, restraint and the life unlived — voted No. 2 in the BFI’s 100 Greatest British Films of All Time. Nominated for four Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Celia Johnson) and Best Screenplay (Noël Coward). Black & white. 86 minutes. PG cert.

Brief Encounter – DVD – Product Details

• Title: Brief Encounter (1945)
• Director: David Lean
• Written & Produced by: Noël Coward
• Cast: Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey, Cyril Raymond
• Format: DVD (Black & White)
• Runtime: 86 minutes
• Certificate: PG
• Studio: ITV Studios
• EAN / Barcode: 5037115299833
• Condition: New & Sealed

Perfect for fans of Brief Encounter, Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, David Lean, Noël Coward, Laura Jesson, Alec Harvey, Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No 2, Carnforth Station, BFI Greatest British Films, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, Ryan's Daughter, The Third Man, Gandhi, In Which We Serve, Private Lives, Design for Living, classic British cinema, 1940s film, black and white film, romantic drama, unrequited love and wartime romance.

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