Brief Encounter

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

  • Rated 7.7 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1945
  • 1h 26m
  • 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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Director
David Lean
Starring
Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey

Cast

  • 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)

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