Brief Encounter

Sophia Loren and Richard Burton star in this adaptation of the classic play by Noel Coward and a remake of David Lean's film from 1945. Anna Jesson (Loren) travels on the same train every day into the city, where she sees her volunteer work as a break from her husband and children. When she strikes up a casual friendship with fellow commuter Dr Alec Harvey (Burton), their relationship soon deepens into unspoken love. Unable to leave her family, Anna is gradually worn down by the deceit of their unconsumated affair, until she realises that the people she is betraying are the people she loves the most.

Director: Alan Bridges
Producer: Cecil Clarke
Producer: Carlo Ponti
Writer: John Bowen
Music: Cyril Ornadel
Cinematographer: Arthur Ibbetson
Actor: Sophia Loren
Actor: Richard Burton
Actor: Jack Hedley
Actor: Rosemary Leach
Actor: Ann Firbank
Actor: Gwen Cherrell
Actor: Jumoke Debayo
Actor: Benjamin Edney
Actor: Patricia Franklin
Actor: Jack Harding
Actor: Madeline Hinde
Actor: Ernest C. Jennings
Actor: John Le Mesurier
Actor: Marco Orlandini