Brief Encounter (1945)
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
The Cast
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)
Avis Scott
Kardomah Waitress (uncredited)
George V. Sheldon
Clergyman - Train Passenger (uncredited)
Videos
- "Could You Really Say Goodbye?" - Brief Encounter's Carnforth Station | BFI
- Mark Kermode reviews Brief Encounter (1945) | BFI Player
- Rachel Weisz LOVES "Brief Encounter" and "All that Jazz" | BFI
- A Re-Encounter 70 Years After 'Brief Encounter'
- Trailer
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