Release Date
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Original Release
November 24, 1945
1h 26m
Brief Encounter (1945)
⭐ 7.786 min
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.
Director
David Lean
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 1.6
Cast
Celia Johnson
Laura Jesson
⭐0.3
Trevor Howard
Dr. Alec Harvey
⭐1.3
Stanley Holloway
Albert Godby
⭐0.4
Joyce Carey
Myrtle Bagot
⭐0.3
Cyril Raymond
Fred Jesson
⭐0.7
Everley Gregg
Dolly Messiter
⭐1.2
Marjorie Mars
Mary Norton
⭐0.1
Margaret Barton
Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters
⭐0.1
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Wilfred Babbage
Policeman at War Memorial (uncredited)
⭐0.1
Alfie Bass
Waiter at the Royal (uncredited)
⭐0.8
Genres
DramaRomance
Production Companies
CineguildJ. Arthur Rank Organisation
