Brief Encounter (1945)

Brief Encounter (1945)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1945-11-24 United Kingdom 86 Min. PG-13
7.707 647 votes
Drama, Romance

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.

Cast

Celia Johnson is Laura Jesson
Laura Jesson
Trevor Howard is Dr. Alec Harvey
Dr. Alec Harvey
Stanley Holloway is Albert Godby
Albert Godby
Joyce Carey is Myrtle Bagot
Myrtle Bagot
Cyril Raymond is Fred Jesson
Fred Jesson
Everley Gregg is Dolly Messiter
Dolly Messiter
Marjorie Mars is Mary Norton
Mary Norton
Margaret Barton is Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters
Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters
Wilfred Babbage is Policeman at War Memorial (uncredited)
Policeman at War Memorial (uncredited)
Alfie Bass is Waiter at the Royal (uncredited)
Waiter at the Royal (uncredited)
Wallace Bosco is Doctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited)
Doctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited)
Sydney Bromley is Johnnie, the Second Soldier (uncredited)
Johnnie, the Second Soldier (uncredited)
Noël Coward is Train Station Announcer (uncredited)
Train Station Announcer (uncredited)
Nuna Davey is Herminie Rolandson (uncredited)
Herminie Rolandson (uncredited)
Valentine Dyall is Alec's Friend Stephen Lynn (uncredited)
Alec's Friend Stephen Lynn (uncredited)
Irene Handl is The Cellist and Organist (uncredited)
The Cellist and Organist (uncredited)
Dennis Harkin is Beryl's Man Stanley (uncredited)
Beryl's Man Stanley (uncredited)
Edward Hodge is Bill (First Soldier) (uncredited)
Bill (First Soldier) (uncredited)
Frederick Kelsey is Man in Cinema (uncredited)
Man in Cinema (uncredited)
Jack May is Boat Rental Man (uncredited)
Boat Rental Man (uncredited)
Avis Scott is Kardomah Waitress (uncredited)
Kardomah Waitress (uncredited)
George V. Sheldon is Clergyman - Train Passenger (uncredited)
Clergyman - Train Passenger (uncredited)

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