Brief Encounter
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.
1945-11-24
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Cast
Director
David Lean
Celia Johnson as Laura Jesson
Trevor Howard as Dr. Alec Harvey
Stanley Holloway as Albert Godby
Joyce Carey as Myrtle Bagot
Cyril Raymond as Fred Jesson
Everley Gregg as Dolly Messiter
Marjorie Mars as Mary Norton
Margaret Barton as Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters
Alfie Bass as Waiter at the Royal (uncredited)
Wallace Bosco as Doctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited)
Noël Coward as Train Station Announcer (uncredited)
Nuna Davey as Herminie Rolandson (uncredited)
Valentine Dyall as Alec's Friend Stephen Lynn (uncredited)
Irene Handl as The Cellist and Organist (uncredited)
Jack May as Boat Rental Man (uncredited)
Avis Scott as Kardomah Waitress (uncredited)