Brief Encounter

"Two strangers, both married to others, meet in a railway station and soon find themselves in a brief but intense affair."

Cast

Richard Burton

as Alec Harvey

Sophia Loren

as Anna Jesson

Jack Hedley

as Graham Jesson

Rosemary Leach

as Mrs. Gaines

John Le Mesurier

as Stephen

Gwen Cherrell

as Dolly Messiter

Jumoke Debayo

as Mrs. Harris

Madeleine Hinde

as Grace

Ann Firbank

as Melanie Harvey

Christopher Benjamin

as Porter

David Cook

as Schoolmaster

Patricia Franklin

as Beryl Walters

Jacki Harding

as Ilse

Benjamin Edney

as Alistair Jesson

Marco Orlandini

as Dominic Jesson

Ellis Dale

as Man Waiting at Citizens Advice Bureau (uncredited)

Brian Haughton

as Young Man (uncredited)

Ernest C. Jennings

as (uncredited)

Tony Mendleson

as Audience Member at Mystery Play (uncredited)

Norman Mitchell

as (uncredited)

Mildred Shay

as (uncredited)

Maggie Walker

as (uncredited)

Brook Williams

as Man Taking Photographs (uncredited)

Fred Wood

as Customer at Station Cafe (uncredited)

Crew

Alan Bridges

Director

John Bowen

Writer

Noël Coward

Author

Duane Bogie

Executive Producer

Cecil Clarke

Producer

Denis Holt

Associate Producer

Carlo Ponti

Producer

Cyril Ornadel

Music

Arthur Ibbetson

Director of Photography

Peter Weatherley

Editor

Peter Roden

Art Direction

Bruno Cesari

Set Decoration

Beatrice Dawson

Costume Design

Eric Allwright

Makeup Artist

Barbara Ritchie

Hair Designer

Donald Toms

Production Manager

Dominic Fulford

Assistant Director

John Owen

Casting