Directed by:
Alan BridgesCinematography:
Arthur IbbetsonComposer:
Cyril OrnadelCast:
Richard Burton, Sophia Loren, Jack Hedley, John Le Mesurier, Patricia Franklin, Rosemary Leach, Christopher Benjamin, Madeleine Hinde, Norman Mitchell (more)Plots(1)
Film legends Sophia Loren and Richard Burton star in this moody adaptation of Noel Coward's emotional tale about a chance meeting that progresses from friendship into an unexpected but impossible love. Directed by BAFTA-winning Alan Bridges and scripted by John Bowen. When a tiny piece of grit in Anna's eye leads to an unexpected meeting with Alec at the local railway station, neither of them could guess that what begins as a casual friendship could turn so easily into a tormenting relationship. (Network)
(more)Cast
![Richard Burton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/324/164324326_7daee6.jpg)
Richard Burton
UK
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
The Medusa Touch (1978)
![Sophia Loren](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/384/164384742_acfaf9.png)
Sophia Loren
Italy
Best movies:
A Special Day (1977)
Two Women (1960)
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963)
![Jack Hedley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/612/162612078_824a16.jpg)
Jack Hedley
UK
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Longest Day (1962)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
![John Le Mesurier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/036/677/36677312_9440e8.jpg)
John Le Mesurier
UK
Best movies:
![Patricia Franklin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281303_6f0357.jpg)
Patricia Franklin
UK
Best movies:
Hot Fuzz (2007)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Brief Encounter (1974) (TV movie)
![Rosemary Leach](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/308/160308998_68c4a1.jpg)
Rosemary Leach
UK
Best movies:
The Plague Dogs (1982)
Othello (1981) (TV movie)
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1997) (series)
![Christopher Benjamin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/396/161396231_651bd5.jpg)
Christopher Benjamin
UK
Best movies:
The Plague Dogs (1982)
Ring of Bright Water (1969)
Leprechauns (1999) (TV movie)
![Madeleine Hinde](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/462/161462091_28c145.jpg)
Madeleine Hinde
UK
Best movies:
The Last Valley (1971)
Brief Encounter (1974) (TV movie)
Pure as a Lily (1976)
![Norman Mitchell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/341/161341523_9acb79.jpg)
Norman Mitchell
UK
Best movies:
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
Oliver! (1968)
![Ann Firbank](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/435/161435870_124ddc.jpg)
Ann Firbank
India
Best movies:
The Crucible (2014)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) (TV movie)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Mildred Shay
USA
Best movies:
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Fred Wood
UK
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
The Elephant Man (1980)
Gandhi (1982)
![Brook Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/610/161610327_d0ed9a.gif)
Brook Williams
UK
Best movies:
The Medusa Touch (1978)
Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
David Cook
UK
Best movies:
A Kind of Loving (1962)
King & Country (1964)
Brief Encounter (1974) (TV movie)
Gwen Cherrell
UK
Best movies:
One Wild Oat (1951)
Brief Encounter (1974) (TV movie)
Ernest C. Jennings
UK
Best movies:
Brief Encounter (1974) (TV movie)
Tales from the Crypt (1972)
The Hireling (1973)
Jacki Harding
Best movies:
Ooh... You Are Awful (1972)
Brief Encounter (1974) (TV movie)
The Lady Vanishes (1979)