Brief Encounter (1945)
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.
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Celia Johnson
as Laura Jesson
as Laura Jesson
Trevor Howard
as Dr. Alec Harvey
as Dr. Alec Harvey
Stanley Holloway
as Albert Godby
as Albert Godby
Joyce Carey
as Myrtle Bagot
as Myrtle Bagot
Cyril Raymond
as Fred Jesson
as Fred Jesson
Everley Gregg
as Dolly Messiter
as Dolly Messiter
Marjorie Mars
as Mary Norton
as Mary Norton
Margaret Barton
as Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters
as Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters
Wilfred Babbage
as Policeman at War Memorial (uncredited)
as Policeman at War Memorial (uncredited)
Alfie Bass
as Waiter at the Royal (uncredited)
as Waiter at the Royal (uncredited)
Wallace Bosco
as Doctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited)
as Doctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited)
Sydney Bromley
as Johnnie, the Second Soldier (uncredited)
as Johnnie, the Second Soldier (uncredited)
Noël Coward
as Train Station Announcer (uncredited)
as Train Station Announcer (uncredited)
Nuna Davey
as Herminie Rolandson (uncredited)
as Herminie Rolandson (uncredited)
Valentine Dyall
as Alec's Friend Stephen Lynn (uncredited)
as Alec's Friend Stephen Lynn (uncredited)
Irene Handl
as The Cellist and Organist (uncredited)
as The Cellist and Organist (uncredited)
Dennis Harkin
as Beryl's Man Stanley (uncredited)
as Beryl's Man Stanley (uncredited)
Edward Hodge
as Bill (First Soldier) (uncredited)
as Bill (First Soldier) (uncredited)
Frederick Kelsey
as Man in Cinema (uncredited)
as Man in Cinema (uncredited)
Jack May
as Boat Rental Man (uncredited)
as Boat Rental Man (uncredited)
Avis Scott
as Kardomah Waitress (uncredited)
as Kardomah Waitress (uncredited)
George V. Sheldon
as Clergyman - Train Passenger (uncredited)
as Clergyman - Train Passenger (uncredited)
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Ronald Neame
Producer
Producer
Anthony Havelock-Allan
Producer
Producer
Robert Krasker
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Jack Harris
Editor
Editor
Lawrence P. Williams
Art Direction
Art Direction
David Lean
Director
Director
Noël Coward
Producer
Producer
Harry Miller
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
George Pollock
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Charles Staffell
Visual Effects
Visual Effects
Winston Ryder
Assistant Editor
Assistant Editor
Noël Coward
Theatre Play
Theatre Play
Noël Coward
Screenplay
Screenplay
Anthony Havelock-Allan
Additional Writing
Additional Writing
David Lean
Additional Writing
Additional Writing
Ronald Neame
Additional Writing
Additional Writing
Desmond Dew
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Stanley Lambourne
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Margery Saunders
Associate Editor
Associate Editor
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