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Brief Encounter

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

7.7721 votes19451h 26mReleased

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.

Director: David Lean
Released: 24 November 1945
Studio: Cineguild, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
IMDb: View listing

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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)

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