Brief Encounter
A bored suburban housewife seeks an unexpected, deeper connection with a virtuous doctor, only to confront the moral and personal fallout that threatens her marriage and the lives of those she loves.
“A story of the most precious moments in a woman's life!”
Synopsis
Laura Jesson, a bored suburban housewife, returns home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, where she unexpectedly meets the virtuous doctor Alec Harvey. What begins as a casual acquaintance soon evolves into a meaningful weekly connection, deepening into an emotionally fulfilling relationship neither anticipated. As their bond grows, they face the challenges and potential consequences it may bring to their lives and to those of the people they care about.
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Principal cast & crew: 25
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Edited by Jack HarrisShot by Robert Krasker
Box Office
1945 · Box office
Produced on a $1.2M budget
Production budget
$1.2M
Also known as
- Begegnungde
- Breve encuentroes
- Brève Rencontrefr
- Breve incontroit
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Cast & Crew
25 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Celia Johnson
as Laura Jesson
Trevor Howard
as Dr. Alec Harvey
Stanley Holloway
as Albert Godby
Joyce Carey
as Myrtle Bagot
Cyril Raymond
as Fred Jesson
Everley Gregg
as Dolly Messiter
Marjorie Mars
as Mary Norton
Margaret Barton
as Beryl Walters - Tea Room Assistant
Wilfred Babbage
as Policeman at War Memorial
Alfie Bass
as Waiter at the Royal
Wallace Bosco
as Doctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited)
Sydney Bromley
as Johnnie, the Second Soldier (uncredited)
Supporting cast
10Noel Coward
as Train Station Announcer (uncredited)
Nuna Davey
as Herminie Rolandson (uncredited)
Valentine Dyall
as Alec's Friend Stephen Lynn (uncredited)
Irene Handl
as The Cellist and Organist (uncredited)
Dennis Harkin
as Beryl's Man Stanley (uncredited)
Edward Hodge
as Bill (First Soldier) (uncredited)
Frederick Kelsey
as Man in Cinema (uncredited)
Jack May
as Boat Rental Man (uncredited)
Avis Scott
as Kardomah Waitress (uncredited)
George V Sheldon
as Clergyman - Train Passenger (uncredited)
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