Film

Brief Encounter

1945 · 1h 26m · Drama · Romance

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

IMDb

8.0

Rotten Tomatoes

94%

Metacritic

92

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.

Celia Johnson

Laura Jesson

Trevor Howard

Dr. Alec Harvey

Stanley Holloway

Albert Godby

Joyce Carey

Myrtle Bagot

Cyril Raymond

Fred Jesson

Everley Gregg

Dolly Messiter

Marjorie Mars

Mary Norton

Margaret Barton

Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters

Wilfred Babbage

Policeman at War Memorial (uncredited)

Alfie Bass

Waiter at the Royal (uncredited)

Wallace Bosco

Doctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited)

Sydney Bromley

Johnnie, the Second Soldier (uncredited)

Noël Coward

Train Station Announcer (uncredited)

Nuna Davey

Herminie Rolandson (uncredited)

Valentine Dyall

Alec's Friend Stephen Lynn (uncredited)

Irene Handl

The Cellist and Organist (uncredited)

• David LeanDirector
• Noël CowardProducer · Screenplay
• Anthony Havelock-AllanProducer
• Ronald NeameProducer
• Robert KraskerDirector of Photography
• Jack HarrisEditor

Trailer

Release date

November 24, 1945

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

NR

Budget

$1,200,000

Genres

Drama, Romance

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