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Brief Encounter

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1945

86 minutes (1 hrs 26 mins)

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Directed by

Starring

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

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Release dates

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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: 7

Chart position history

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£42.7 Thousand

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