Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter (1945)

PG24 November 1945 (AU)Drama, Romance1 hour and 26 minutes
77%
User score

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

Description

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
Theatre Play, Screenplay

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
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)
Dennis Harkin
Dennis Harkin
Beryl's Man Stanley (uncredited)
Edward Hodge
Edward Hodge
Bill (First Soldier) (uncredited)
Frederick Kelsey
Frederick Kelsey
Man in Cinema (uncredited)
Jack May
Jack May
Boat Rental Man (uncredited)
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

—

Revenue

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Keywords
infidelityfarewellhusband wife relationshipnarrationmarriagehousewifedutydoctorlove affairtearjerkertold in flashbackimpossible loveshameguilty consciencebroken hearthopelessnessscheduled rendezvoussecretiveness