Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter (1945)

A story of the most precious moments in a woman's life!

Drama Romance

Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey. Their casual friendship soon develops during their weekly visits into something more emotionally fulfilling than either expected, and they must wrestle with the potential havoc their deepening relationship would have on their lives and the lives of those they love.

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  • Release Date: 1945-11-24
  • Runtime: 1h 26min
  • Director: David Lean

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    Cast

    • Celia Johnson

      Laura Jesson

    • Trevor Howard

      Dr. Alec Harvey

    • Stanley Holloway

      Albert Godby

    • Joyce Carey

      Myrtle Bagot

    • Cyril Raymond

      Fred Jesson

    • Everley Gregg

      Dolly Messiter

    • Marjorie Mars

      Mary Norton

    • Margaret Barton

      Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters

    • Wilfred Babbage

      Policeman at War Memorial (uncredited)

    • Alfie Bass

      Waiter at the Royal (uncredited)

    • Wallace Bosco

      Doctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited)

    • Sydney Bromley

      Johnnie, the Second Soldier (uncredited)

    • Noël Coward

      Train Station Announcer (uncredited)

    • Nuna Davey

      Herminie Rolandson (uncredited)

    • Valentine Dyall

      Alec's Friend Stephen Lynn (uncredited)

    • Irene Handl

      The Cellist and Organist (uncredited)

    • Dennis Harkin

      Beryl's Man Stanley (uncredited)

    • Edward Hodge

      Bill (First Soldier) (uncredited)

    • Frederick Kelsey

      Man in Cinema (uncredited)

    • Jack May

      Boat Rental Man (uncredited)

    • Avis Scott

      Kardomah Waitress (uncredited)

    • George V. Sheldon

      Clergyman - Train Passenger (uncredited)

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