Movie Description
Brief Encounter
(1945)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : David Lean
- Producer : Anthony Havelock-Allan,Noël Coward,Ronald Neame
- Editor : Jack Harris
- Cast : Celia Johnson,Trevor Howard,Stanley Holloway,Joyce Carey,Cyril Raymond,Everley Gregg,Marjorie Mars,Margaret Barton,Wilfred Babbage,Alfie Bass,Wallace Bosco,Sydney Bromley,Noël Coward,Nuna Davey,Valentine Dyall,Irene Handl,Dennis Harkin,Edward Hodge,Frederick Kelsey,Jack May,Avis Scott,George V. Sheldon
Cast
Laura Jesson
Dr. Alec Harvey
Albert Godby
Myrtle Bagot
Fred Jesson
Dolly Messiter
Mary Norton
Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters
Policeman at War Memorial (uncredited)
Waiter at the Royal (uncredited)
Doctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited)
Johnnie, the Second Soldier (uncredited)
Train Station Announcer (uncredited)
Herminie Rolandson (uncredited)
Alec's Friend Stephen Lynn (uncredited)
The Cellist and Organist (uncredited)
Beryl's Man Stanley (uncredited)
Bill (First Soldier) (uncredited)
Man in Cinema (uncredited)
Boat Rental Man (uncredited)
Kardomah Waitress (uncredited)
Clergyman - Train Passenger (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleBrief Encounter
Status Released
Release Information
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1945-11-24
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 26m
Production CompaniesCineguild,J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Genres
- Drama
- Romance
