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Brief Encounter

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

  • Movie
  • 1945
  • NR
  • 1h 26m

Directed by David Lean

7.7

TMDB audience rating
7.7 out of 10 from 745 votes

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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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Cast and crew

  • Celia Johnson

    Celia JohnsonLaura Jesson

  • Trevor Howard

    Trevor HowardDr. Alec Harvey

  • Stanley Holloway

    Stanley HollowayAlbert Godby

  • Joyce Carey

    Joyce CareyMyrtle Bagot

  • Cyril Raymond

    Cyril RaymondFred Jesson

  • Everley Gregg

    Everley GreggDolly Messiter

  • Marjorie Mars

    Marjorie MarsMary Norton

  • Margaret Barton

    Margaret BartonTea Room Assistant Beryl Walters

  • Wilfred BabbagePoliceman at War Memorial (uncredited)

  • Alfie Bass

    Alfie BassWaiter at the Royal (uncredited)

  • Wallace Bosco

    Wallace BoscoDoctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited)

  • Sydney Bromley

    Sydney BromleyJohnnie, the Second Soldier (uncredited)

  • Noël Coward

    Noël CowardTrain Station Announcer (uncredited)

  • Nuna Davey

    Nuna DaveyHerminie Rolandson (uncredited)

  • Valentine Dyall

    Valentine DyallAlec's Friend Stephen Lynn (uncredited)

  • Irene Handl

    Irene HandlThe Cellist and Organist (uncredited)

  • Dennis HarkinBeryl's Man Stanley (uncredited)

  • Edward HodgeBill (First Soldier) (uncredited)

Director
David Lean
Writer
Noël Coward
Cinematography
Robert Krasker