Editing Brief Encounter (section)

==Production==
Much of the film was shot at [[Carnforth railway station]] in [[Lancashire]], then a junction on the [[London, Midland and Scottish Railway]]. Although it was a busy station, it was far enough away from major cities to avoid the [[Blackout (wartime)|blackout]] for film purposes, allowing shooting to take place in early 1945 before [[World War II]] had ended. At two points in the film, platform signs indicate local destinations such as [[Leeds]], [[Bradford]], [[Morecambe]] and [[Lancaster, Lancashire|Lancaster]], even though Milford is intended to be in the [[home counties]]. Noël Coward provided the station announcements in the film. The station refreshment room was recreated in a studio. Carnforth station retains many of the period features from the time of filming and has become a place of pilgrimage for fans of the film.<ref>{{cite web |date=28 October 2014 |title=Cumbria on Film – Brief Encounter (1945) |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cumbria/features/cumbria_on_film/brief_encounter.shtml |access-date=10 March 2016 |website=BBC}}</ref> Some of the urban scenes were shot in London, [[Denham, Buckinghamshire|Denham]], and [[Beaconsfield]], near [[Denham Film Studios|Denham Studios]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Whitaker |first=Brian |url=https://archive.org/details/notesqueries01whit |title=Notes & Queries |publisher=Fourth Estate |year=1990 |isbn=1-872180-22-1 |url-access=registration}}</ref>

The country bridge the lovers visit twice, including on their final day, is Middle Fell Bridge at [[Dungeon Ghyll]] in [[Cumbria]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Brief Encounter, Middle Fell Bridge, Dungeon Ghyll, Cumbria, UK |url=http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM9HRH_Brief_Encounter_Middle_Fell_Bridge_Dungeon_Ghyll_Cumbria_UK |access-date=30 October 2021 |website=Waymarking.com}}</ref>

The poem that Fred asks Laura to help him with for his [[crossword]] is by [[John Keats]]: "[[When I Have Fears|When I have Fears that I may Cease to Be]]". The quote Fred recites is "When I behold, upon the night's starr'd face, huge cloudy symbols of a high romance".

In addition to the Keats reference, there is a visual reference to an Arabic love poem.<ref>{{cite web |title=طلال مداح - لسان الهوى |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtVebqMQskw |website=Youtube.com |access-date=9 November 2024}}</ref> In Dr. Lynn's apartment, a wall hanging is prominently displayed twice—first over the dining table when Laura enters, and later over Alec's left shoulder when Stephen confronts him.

The original choice for the role of Alec Harvey was [[Roger Livesey]], but David Lean cast Trevor Howard after seeing him in ''The Way to the Stars''.<ref>Brownlow p 195</ref> [[Joyce Barbour]] was originally cast as Dolly, but Lean was dissatisfied with her performance, and she was replaced by Everley Gregg.<ref>Brownlow p 198</ref>