Brief Encounter (1945)
A story of the most precious moments in a woman's life!
86 min
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.
- Release date
- November 19, 1945
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Budget
- $1,200,000
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Cast
- 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 Beryl Walters - Tea Room Assistant
- Alfie Bass as Waiter at the Royal
- Wallace Bosco as Doctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited)
- Sydney Bromley as Johnnie, the Second Soldier (uncredited)
- Noël Coward as Train Station Announcer (uncredited)
- Valentine Dyall as Alec's Friend Stephen Lynn (uncredited)
- Irene Handl as The Cellist and Organist (uncredited)
- Dennis Harkin as Beryl's Man Stanley (uncredited)
- Jack May as Boat Rental Man (uncredited)
- Avis Scott as Kardomah Waitress (uncredited)
- Wilfred Babbage as Policeman at War Memorial
Crew
- David Lean · Director
- Noël Coward · Writer
- Noël Coward · Producer
- Robert Krasker · Cinematographer
- Jack Harris · Editor