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Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter

7.7

86 minutes

11/24/1945

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.

Cast List

  • Celia Johnson Picture

    Celia Johnson

    as Laura Jesson

  • Trevor Howard Picture

    Trevor Howard

    as Dr. Alec Harvey

  • Stanley Holloway Picture

    Stanley Holloway

    as Albert Godby

  • Joyce Carey Picture

    Joyce Carey

    as Myrtle Bagot

  • Cyril Raymond Picture

    Cyril Raymond

    as Fred Jesson

  • Everley Gregg Picture

    Everley Gregg

    as Dolly Messiter

  • Marjorie Mars Picture

    Marjorie Mars

    as Mary Norton

  • Margaret Barton Picture

    Margaret Barton

    as Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters

  • Wilfred Babbage Picture

    Wilfred Babbage

    as Policeman at War Memorial (uncredited)

  • Alfie Bass Picture

    Alfie Bass

    as Waiter at the Royal (uncredited)

  • Wallace Bosco Picture

    Wallace Bosco

    as Doctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited)

  • Sydney Bromley Picture

    Sydney Bromley

    as Johnnie, the Second Soldier (uncredited)

  • Noël Coward Picture

    Noël Coward

    as Train Station Announcer (uncredited)

  • Nuna Davey Picture

    Nuna Davey

    as Herminie Rolandson (uncredited)

  • Valentine Dyall Picture

    Valentine Dyall

    as Alec's Friend Stephen Lynn (uncredited)

  • Irene Handl Picture

    Irene Handl

    as The Cellist and Organist (uncredited)

  • Dennis Harkin Picture

    Dennis Harkin

    as Beryl's Man Stanley (uncredited)

  • Edward Hodge Picture

    Edward Hodge

    as Bill (First Soldier) (uncredited)

  • Frederick Kelsey Picture

    Frederick Kelsey

    as Man in Cinema (uncredited)

  • Jack May Picture

    Jack May

    as Boat Rental Man (uncredited)

  • Avis Scott Picture

    Avis Scott

    as Kardomah Waitress (uncredited)

  • George V. Sheldon Picture

    George V. Sheldon

    as Clergyman - Train Passenger (uncredited)