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| Celia Johnson | ... | Laura Jesson | |
| Trevor Howard | ... | Dr. Alec Harvey | |
| Stanley Holloway | ... | Albert Godby | |
| Joyce Carey | ... | Myrtle Bagot | |
| Cyril Raymond | ... | Fred Jesson | |
| Everley Gregg | ... | Dolly Messiter | |
| Marjorie Mars | ... | Mary Norton | |
| Margaret Barton | ... | Beryl Walters, Tea Room Assistant | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Wilfred Babbage | ... | Policeman at War Memorial (uncredited) | |
| Alfie Bass | ... | Waiter at the Royal (uncredited) | |
| Wallace Bosco | ... | Doctor at Bobbie's Accident (uncredited) | |
| Sydney Bromley | ... | Johnnie, Second Soldier (uncredited) | |
| Nuna Davey | ... | Herminie Rolandson, Mary's Cousin (uncredited) | |
| Valentine Dyall | ... | Stephen Lynn, Alec's 'Friend' (uncredited) | |
| Irene Handl | ... | Cellist and Organist (uncredited) | |
| Dennis Harkin | ... | Stanley, Beryl's Man (uncredited) | |
| Edward Hodge | ... | Bill, First Soldier (uncredited) | |
| Jack May | ... | Boat Rental Man (uncredited) | |
| Avis Scott | ... | Cardova Waitress (uncredited) | |
| George V. Sheldon | ... | Clergyman, Train Passenger (uncredited) | |
| Richard Thomas | ... | Bobbie Jesson (uncredited) | |
| Henrietta Vincent | ... | Margaret Jesson (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| David Lean | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Noel Coward | (play "Still Life") uncredited | |
| Anthony Havelock-Allan | uncredited | |
| David Lean | uncredited | |
| Ronald Neame | uncredited | |
Produced by | |||
| Noel Coward | .... | producer | |
| Anthony Havelock-Allan | .... | producer (uncredited) | |
| Ronald Neame | .... | producer (uncredited) | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Robert Krasker | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Jack Harris | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Lawrence P. Williams | (as L.P. Williams) | ||
Production Management | |||
| Anthony Havelock-Allan | .... | in charge of production | |
| E.J. Holding | .... | production manager (as E. Holding) | |
| Ronald Neame | .... | in charge of production | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| George Pollock | .... | assistant director | |
| Victor Wark | .... | second assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| G.E. Calthrop | .... | artistic supervisor: Noel Coward | |
| William Kellner | .... | draughtsman (uncredited) | |
| Elven Webb | .... | assistant art director (uncredited) | |
| Herbert Westbrook | .... | draughtsman (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Desmond Dew | .... | sound recordist | |
| Stanley Lambourne | .... | sound recordist | |
| Harry Miller | .... | sound editor | |
| Peter Davies | .... | dubbing sound camera (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| George Blackwell | .... | special effects (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Charles Staffell | .... | back projection (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| B. Francke | .... | camera operator | |
| Jim Body | .... | focus puller (uncredited) | |
| Alan Bryce | .... | clapper loader (uncredited) | |
| Arthur Ibbetson | .... | focus puller (uncredited) | |
| Ronald Neame | .... | director of photography: additional photography (uncredited) | |
| E. Owen | .... | clapper loader (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Margery Saunders | .... | associate editor | |
| John Cooke | .... | second assistant editor (uncredited) | |
| Winston Ryder | .... | assistant editor (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| John Hollingsworth | .... | associate musical director (uncredited) | |
| Percival Mackey | .... | composer: additional music (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Maggie Unsworth | .... | continuity (as Margaret Sibley) | |
| Renée Glynne | .... | production secretary (uncredited) | |
| T. Tomson | .... | location manager (uncredited) | |
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It really pleases me to see the very positive responses here to this gem of a movie. I recently read Kevin Brownlow's epic, detailed biography of David Lean, and I'm less mystified as to how Lean went from intimate character dramas such as this one, and even GREAT EXPECTATIONS and OLIVER TWIST, to the big-screen epics which placed far more emphasis on scenery and very little on character. Lean had great problems with intimacy, and much preferred grandeur (he virtually abandoned his son, and didn't meet one of his grandchildren until she was about 30). I'm not knocking the epics, because I've enjoyed them as well, but at the end of LAWRENCE OF ARABIA one knows about as much about Lawrence as one did about 3-1/2 hours earlier. ..unlike Alec and Laura in this film, whom we know very well after 1-1/2 hours, or Pip and Miss Havisham in EXPECTATIONS, characters who leapt off the screen and endeared themselves to us (it also helped that some really gifted actors & actresses played these roles).
I never tire of BRIEF ENCOUNTER - it's one of the screen's great romances, perhaps because it doesn't quite end "happily ever after". It remains simple, honest, and unforgettable.