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Brief Encounter

 1945
 86 minutes (1 hrs 26 mins)
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Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

David Lean

Starring

Celia Johnson · Trevor Howard · Stanley Holloway · Joyce Carey · Cyril Raymond · Everley Gregg

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
24th August 1946
Canada release date Canada release
24th August 1946
Germany release date Germany release
30th August 1946

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 27th May '22
  • Debut position: 38
  • Highest position: 30
  • Debut gross: £1.6 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 11

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
Approved

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £53.2 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $0
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

25thframe.co.uk stats

News from around the web
Brief Encounter  Britannica Wed, 2nd September 2026

Brief Encounter: David Lean classic still loved after 80 years  BBC Sun, 30th November 2025

Brief Encounter at 80: why we’re still falling for David Lean’s 1945 romance  The Guardian Wed, 5th November 2025

10 great films about brief encounters  BFI Wed, 14th February 2018

Filming Locations for Brief Encounter (1945)  The Worldwide Guide To Movie Locations Sun, 11th October 2020

The heartbreaking beauty of "Brief Encounter"  The Film Experience Sun, 13th June 2021