Breve incontro (1976)
La stazione di Winchester è testimone dei viaggi di Anna Jesson, che presta servizio come assistente sociale presso una località vicina al paese e del dottor Harvey, medico in un ospedale della zona. Un casuale incontro fa nascere tra i due il cosiddetto colpo di fulmine, anche perché le loro reciproche situazioni familiari lo consentono. Anna infatti vive in una famiglia dai principi sani, ma un po' troppo chiusa, mentre il dottor Harvey non ha un buon rapporto con la moglie. Harvey approfitta delle incertezze di Anna e tenta di convincerla ad abbandonare tutto per trasferirsi con lui in Australia.
Direttore: Alan Bridges
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Richard Burton as Alec Harvey |
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Sophia Loren as Anna Jesson |
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Jack Hedley as Graham Jesson |
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Rosemary Leach as Mrs. Gaines |
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John Le Mesurier as Stephen |
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Gwen Cherrell as Dolly Messiter |
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Jumoke Debayo as Mrs. Harris |
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Madeleine Hinde as Grace |
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Ann Firbank as Melanie Harvey |
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Christopher Benjamin as Porter |
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David Cook as Schoolmaster |
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Patricia Franklin as Beryl Walters |
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Jacki Harding as Ilse |
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Benjamin Edney as Alistair Jesson |
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Marco Orlandini as Dominic Jesson |
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Ellis Dale as Man Waiting at Citizens Advice Bureau (uncredited) |
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Brian Haughton as Young Man (uncredited) |
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Ernest C. Jennings as (uncredited) |
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Tony Mendleson as Audience Member at Mystery Play (uncredited) |
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Norman Mitchell as (uncredited) |
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Mildred Shay as (uncredited) |
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Maggie Walker as (uncredited) |
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Brook Williams as Man Taking Photographs (uncredited) |
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Fred Wood as Customer at Station Cafe (uncredited) |
| Directing | Alan Bridges | Director |
| Writing | John Bowen | Writer |
| Writing | Noël Coward | Author |
| Production | Duane Bogie | Executive Producer |
| Production | Cecil Clarke | Producer |
| Production | Denis Holt | Associate Producer |
| Production | Carlo Ponti | Producer |
| Camera | Arthur Ibbetson | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Peter Weatherley | Editor |
| Art | Peter Roden | Art Direction |
| Art | Bruno Cesari | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Beatrice Dawson | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eric Allwright | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Ritchie | Hair Designer |
| Production | Donald Toms | Production Manager |
| Directing | Dominic Fulford | Assistant Director |
| Production | John Owen | Casting |
| Sound | Cyril Ornadel | Original Music Composer |