Brief Encounter
(1945)

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

Released: 1945-11-24

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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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Celia Johnson

as Laura Jesson

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Trevor Howard

as Dr. Alec Harvey

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Stanley Holloway

as Albert Godby

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Joyce Carey

as Myrtle Bagot

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Cyril Raymond

as Fred Jesson

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Everley Gregg

as Dolly Messiter

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Marjorie Mars

as Mary Norton

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Margaret Barton

as Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters

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Wilfred Babbage

as Policeman at War Memorial (uncredited)

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Alfie Bass

as Waiter at the Royal (uncredited)

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Wallace Bosco

as Doctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited)

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Sydney Bromley

as Johnnie, the Second Soldier (uncredited)

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Noël Coward

as Train Station Announcer (uncredited)

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Nuna Davey

as Herminie Rolandson (uncredited)

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Valentine Dyall

as Alec's Friend Stephen Lynn (uncredited)

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Irene Handl

as The Cellist and Organist (uncredited)

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Dennis Harkin

as Beryl's Man Stanley (uncredited)

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Edward Hodge

as Bill (First Soldier) (uncredited)

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Frederick Kelsey

as Man in Cinema (uncredited)

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Jack May

as Boat Rental Man (uncredited)

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Robert Krasker

Director of Photography

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George Pollock

Assistant Director

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Charles Staffell

Visual Effects

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Winston Ryder

Assistant Editor

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Noël Coward

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David Lean

Additional Writing

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Ronald Neame

Additional Writing

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Desmond Dew

Sound Recordist

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Stanley Lambourne

Sound Recordist

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Margery Saunders

Associate Editor

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