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Brief Encounter

1945 film directed by David Lean
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Summary

Brief Encounter is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,359 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]
  • Director: David Lean[4]
  • Screenwriter: David Lean[5], Noël Coward[6], Ronald Neame[7], Anthony Havelock-Allan[8]
  • Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff[9]
  • Genre: romance film[10], drama film[11], flashback film[12]
  • Cast member: Celia Johnson[13], Trevor Howard[14], Stanley Holloway[15], Joyce Carey[16], Cyril Raymond[17], Everley Gregg[18], Margaret Barton[19], Valentine Dyall[20], Alfie Bass[21], Sydney Bromley[22], Jack May[23]
  • Producer: Noël Coward[24], Ronald Neame[25], Anthony Havelock-Allan[26]
  • Director of photography: Robert Krasker[27]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[28]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[29]
  • Review score: 8.6/10[30], 93%[31], 92/100[32], 8.0/10[33]
  • Color: black-and-white[34]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[35]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1945[36], November 19, 1945[37], November 26, 1945[38], August 24, 1946[39], August 30, 1946[40]
  • Distributed by: Eagle-Lion Films[41], Netflix[42]
  • Narrative location: England[43]
  • Main subject: fleeting relationship[44], forbidden love[45]
  • Film editor: Jack Harris[46]
  • Described by source: AWFJ’s Top 100 Films List[47]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actress[48], Academy Award for Best Director[49], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[50]
  • Title: Brief Encounter[51]
  • Different from: Spotkanie[52]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[53]
  • Duration: 85 minutes[54]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): Academy ratio[55]

Why It Matters

Brief Encounter has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

FAQs

What awards did Brief Encounter receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].

Related Entities

Celia Johnson David Lean England film Netflix Noël Coward Sergei Rachmaninoff Trevor Howard United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [21] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
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  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . bfi.org.uk. Retrieved . bfi.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . readersdigest.co.uk. Retrieved . readersdigest.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . BFI Film & TV Database. wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  2. 5w ago · MrRobertman · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 14w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → 1945 film directed by David Lean
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  6. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → AWFJ’s Top 100 Films List
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