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Brief Encounter (1945)

1h 26m · 24 Nov 1945

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

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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.

Movie ID15359
GenreDrama, Romance
DirectorDavid Lean
Main castCelia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey, Cyril Raymond, Everley Gregg, Marjorie Mars, Margaret Barton
Release date24 November 1945
Release year1945
LanguageEnglish
Duration86 min (1h 26m)
Rating7.7 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseCineguild

Director: David Lean
Writers: Noël Coward

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Top cast

Celia JohnsonLaura Jesson Trevor HowardDr. Alec Harvey Stanley HollowayAlbert Godby Joyce CareyMyrtle Bagot Cyril RaymondFred Jesson Everley GreggDolly Messiter Marjorie MarsMary Norton Margaret BartonTea Room Assistant Beryl Walters
Wilfred BabbagePoliceman at War Memorial (uncredited)
Alfie BassWaiter at the Royal (uncredited) Wallace BoscoDoctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited) Sydney BromleyJohnnie, the Second Soldier (uncredited) Noël CowardTrain Station Announcer (uncredited) Nuna DaveyHerminie Rolandson (uncredited) Valentine DyallAlec's Friend Stephen Lynn (uncredited) Irene HandlThe Cellist and Organist (uncredited)
Dennis HarkinBeryl's Man Stanley (uncredited)
Edward HodgeBill (First Soldier) (uncredited)
Frederick KelseyMan in Cinema (uncredited)
Jack MayBoat Rental Man (uncredited)

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