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Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter
★ 7.7/10•1945•1h 26m•NR•Drama•Romance

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

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.

David Lean · Director

Noël Coward · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 26m
LanguageEN
Release DateNov 24, 1945
Budget$1,200,000

Actors

Celia Johnson

Celia Johnson

Laura Jesson

Trevor Howard

Trevor Howard

Dr. Alec Harvey

Stanley Holloway

Stanley Holloway

Albert Godby

Joyce Carey

Joyce Carey

Myrtle Bagot

Cyril Raymond

Cyril Raymond

Fred Jesson

Everley Gregg

Everley Gregg

Dolly Messiter

Marjorie Mars

Marjorie Mars

Mary Norton

Margaret Barton

Margaret Barton

Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters

Wilfred Babbage

Policeman at War Memorial (uncredited)

Alfie Bass

Alfie Bass

Waiter at the Royal (uncredited)

Wallace Bosco

Wallace Bosco

Doctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited)

Sydney Bromley

Sydney Bromley

Johnnie, the Second Soldier (uncredited)

Noël Coward

Noël Coward

Train Station Announcer (uncredited)

Nuna Davey

Nuna Davey

Herminie Rolandson (uncredited)

Valentine Dyall

Valentine Dyall

Alec's Friend Stephen Lynn (uncredited)

Irene Handl

Irene Handl

The Cellist and Organist (uncredited)

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