Brief Encounter (1974 film) Brief Encounter (1974 film) Brief Encounter is a 1974 British-Italian television film starring Richard Burton and Sophia Loren, adapted from the play "Still Life" by Noël Coward. The plot of the film is about two strangers, both married to others, who meet in a railway station and find themselves in a brief but intense affair. The material was previously the basis for the David Lean film "Brief Encounter" (1945). Burton was cast at the last moment, after Robert Shaw dropped out. The film had its premiere on U.S. television on 12 November 1974 as part of the "Hallmark Hall of
The Magnificent Yankee (1965 film) Program Achievements in Entertainment, Phil Hyams as lighting director and Bob O'Bradovich as make-up artist. Nominations went to Robert Hartung for the screenplay, Noel Taylor for costume design and Warren Clymer for scenic design. The Magnificent Yankee (1965 film) The Magnificent Yankee is a 1965 biographical film in the "Hallmark Hall of Fame" television anthology series. The film was adapted by Robert Hartung from the Emmet Lavery play of the same title, which was in-turn adapted from the book "Mr. Justice Holmes" by Francis Biddle. The story examines the life of United States Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. Alfred