Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter

1945
1h 26m
7.7

7.7/10

697 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Romance

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

Overview

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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Status: Released

Budget: $1,200,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Cineguild J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

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Quick Facts

Release Date November 24, 1945
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0037558

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
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)

Key Crew

Anthony Havelock-Allan
Producer
David Lean
Director
Noël Coward
Producer
Ronald Neame
Producer
Noël Coward
Screenplay