Brief Encounter (1945)

11/24/1945 (GB) • 1h 26m

Drama, Romance

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

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.

Top Billed 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

Wilfred Babbage

Policeman at War Memorial (uncredited)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

infidelity

farewell

husband wife relationship

narration

marriage

housewife

duty

black and white

doctor

love affair

tearjerker

told in flashback

impossible love

shame

guilty conscience

broken heart

hopelessness

secretiveness

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