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Brief Encounter (1945)
Directed by David Lean
“A story of the most precious moments in a woman's life!”
Drama, Romance · 1h 26m
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
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
W
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)
Crew
- Director
- David Lean
- Screenplay
- Noël Coward
- Director of Photography
- Robert Krasker
- Editor
- Jack Harris
- Producer
- Anthony Havelock-Allan, Noël Coward, Ronald Neame
Details
- Release date
- 1945-11-24
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- Cineguild, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
- Budget
- $1,200,000