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Brief Encounter

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.

1945 |1h 26m |  Drama, Romance

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Cast

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Celia Johnson

Laura Jesson

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Trevor Howard

Dr. Alec Harvey

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Stanley Holloway

Albert Godby

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Joyce Carey

Myrtle Bagot

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Cyril Raymond

Fred Jesson

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Everley Gregg

Dolly Messiter

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Marjorie Mars

Mary Norton

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Margaret Barton

Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters

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Alfie Bass

Waiter at the Royal (uncredited)

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Wallace Bosco

Doctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited)

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Sydney Bromley

Johnnie, the Second Soldier (uncredited)

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Valentine Dyall

Alec's Friend Stephen Lynn (uncredited)

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Irene Handl

The Cellist and Organist (uncredited)

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Jack May

Boat Rental Man (uncredited)

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Avis Scott

Kardomah Waitress (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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