Brief Encounter poster
Director David Lean
Screenplay Noël Coward

Brief Encounter

Tagline: A story of the most precious moments in a woman's life!

Release Date: 1945-11-24

Duration: 86 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Trevor Howard
    Dr. Alec Harvey
  • Stanley Holloway
    Albert Godby
  • Celia Johnson
    Laura Jesson
  • Sydney Bromley
    Johnnie, the Second Soldier (uncredited)
  • Margaret Barton
    Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters
  • Everley Gregg
    Dolly Messiter
  • Joyce Carey
    Myrtle Bagot
  • Noël Coward
    Train Station Announcer (uncredited)
  • Jack May
    Boat Rental Man (uncredited)
  • Marjorie Mars
    Mary Norton