Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter
DramaRomance

Brief Encounter

1945
86 min
7.7
77.0%
User Score
(672 votes)

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.

DIRECTED BY

Anthony Havelock-Allan

STARRING

Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey, Cyril Raymond

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"Could You Really Say Goodbye?" - Brief Encounter's Carnforth Station | BFI
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"Could You Really Say Goodbye?" - Brief Encounter's Carnforth Station | BFI

Mark Kermode reviews Brief Encounter (1945) | BFI Player
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Mark Kermode reviews Brief Encounter (1945) | BFI Player

Rachel Weisz LOVES "Brief Encounter" and "All that Jazz" | BFI
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Rachel Weisz LOVES "Brief Encounter" and "All that Jazz" | BFI

A Re-Encounter 70 Years After 'Brief Encounter'
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A Re-Encounter 70 Years After 'Brief Encounter'

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Cast

Celia Johnson

Celia Johnson

Laura Jesson

Trevor Howard

Trevor Howard

Dr. Alec Harvey

Stanley Holloway

Stanley Holloway

Albert Godby

Joyce Carey

Joyce Carey

Myrtle Bagot

Cyril Raymond

Cyril Raymond

Fred Jesson

Everley Gregg

Everley Gregg

Dolly Messiter

Marjorie Mars

Marjorie Mars

Mary Norton

Margaret Barton

Margaret Barton

Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters

Wilfred Babbage

Policeman at War Memorial (uncredited)

Alfie Bass

Alfie Bass

Waiter at the Royal (uncredited)

Wallace Bosco

Wallace Bosco

Doctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited)

Sydney Bromley

Sydney Bromley

Johnnie, the Second Soldier (uncredited)