Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter
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1945
1h 26m
7.7(672 votes)
Drama
Romance

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.

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22 members
Acting

Celia Johnson

Laura Jesson

Celia Johnson
Acting

Trevor Howard

Dr. Alec Harvey

Trevor Howard
Acting

Stanley Holloway

Albert Godby

Stanley Holloway
Acting

Joyce Carey

Myrtle Bagot

Joyce Carey
Acting

Cyril Raymond

Fred Jesson

Cyril Raymond
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Everley Gregg

Dolly Messiter

Everley Gregg
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Marjorie Mars

Mary Norton

Marjorie Mars
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Margaret Barton

Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters

Margaret Barton
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Wilfred Babbage

Policeman at War Memorial (uncredited)

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Alfie Bass

Waiter at the Royal (uncredited)

Alfie Bass
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Wallace Bosco

Doctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited)

Wallace Bosco
Acting

Sydney Bromley

Johnnie, the Second Soldier (uncredited)

Sydney Bromley
Writing

Noël Coward

Train Station Announcer (uncredited)

Noël Coward
Acting

Nuna Davey

Herminie Rolandson (uncredited)

Nuna Davey
Acting

Valentine Dyall

Alec's Friend Stephen Lynn (uncredited)

Valentine Dyall
Acting

Irene Handl

The Cellist and Organist (uncredited)

Irene Handl
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Dennis Harkin

Beryl's Man Stanley (uncredited)

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Edward Hodge

Bill (First Soldier) (uncredited)

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Frederick Kelsey

Man in Cinema (uncredited)

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Jack May

Boat Rental Man (uncredited)

Jack May
Acting

Avis Scott

Kardomah Waitress (uncredited)

Avis Scott
Acting

George V. Sheldon

Clergyman - Train Passenger (uncredited)

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