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1945 | DIRECTED BY DAVID LEAN

Brief Encounter

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Movie Stats
Year
1945
Runtime
 86 minutes (1 hr 26 mins)
Select Cast
Celia Johnson
Trevor Howard
Stanley Holloway
Joyce Carey
Cyril Raymond
Everley Gregg
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
12th Sep 2022
Last viewed:
7th May 2025
Total views:
13
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
24th August 1946
79 years 3 months 10 days ago
Canada release date
 Canada
24th August 1946
79 years 3 months 10 days ago
Germany release date
 Germany
30th August 1946
79 years 3 months 4 days ago
France release date
 France
1st September 1946
79 years 3 months 2 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
3rd September 1946
79 years 3 months  ago
Finland release date
 Finland
6th September 1946
79 years 2 months 27 days ago
Total Grosses
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UK total gross
  £42.7 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
610,114 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 26th Nov '45
  • Debut box office: 27th May '22
  • Debut position: 38
  • Highest position: 30
  • Debut gross: £1.6 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 5
US Release
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
david lean David Lean
Starring
Celia JohnsonLaura Jesson
Trevor HowardDr. Alec Harvey
Stanley HollowayAlbert Godby
Joyce CareyMyrtle Bagot
Cyril RaymondFred Jesson
Everley GreggDolly Messiter
Marjorie MarsMary Norton
Margaret BartonBeryl Walters - Tea Room Assistant
Wilfred BabbagePoliceman at War Memorial
Alfie BassWaiter at the Royal
Wallace BoscoDoctor at Bobbie's Accident
Sydney BromleyJohnnie - Second Soldier
Noel CowardTrain Station Announcer
Nuna DaveyHerminie Rolandson - Mary's Cousin
Valentine DyallStephen Lynn - Alec's 'Friend'
Irene HandlCellist and Organist
Dennis HarkinStanley - Beryl's Man
Edward HodgeBill - First Soldier
Frederick KelseyMan in Cinema
Jack MayBoat Rental Man
Avis ScottKardomah Waitress
George V. SheldonClergyman - Train Passenger
Richard ThomasBobbie Jesson
Henrietta VincentMargaret Jesson

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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
30
Weeks top 15
0
Total weeks
5
Total UK Gross:
£42,708
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Brief Encounter - Original release
27 May 2022
38N
£1,578
£42,708
80th Anniversary
14 Feb 2025
30N
£17,539
£17,539
21 Feb 2025
53▼
£1,033
£21,453
14 Nov 2025
43▲
£3,171
£34,522
21 Nov 2025
44▼
£1,704
£36,296

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Chart History
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Genres
Drama
Drama
Romance
Romance
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News from around the web
Steam Museum to screen classic British film this weekend  Swindon Advertiser Thu, 27th November 2025

80 Years of Brief Encounter: The Love That Is Never Allowed to Exist  miscelana.com Mon, 1st December 2025

Three movies that wouldn’t exist without ‘Brief Encounter’  Far Out Magazine Fri, 19th September 2025

One of the best British films of all time is on BBC Two this weekend  Daily Express Fri, 12th September 2025

Carnforth 1940s weekend will celebrate 80 years of Brief Encounter film  Beyond Radio Thu, 10th April 2025

Brief Encounter: is it still relevant at 70?  The Guardian Mon, 2nd November 2015

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