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DramaRomance

Brief Encounter

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

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.

Release Date : 1945-11-24

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : CineguildJ. Arthur Rank Organisation

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Celia Johnson

Character Name : Laura Jesson

Original Name : Celia Johnson

Gender : Female

Trevor Howard

Character Name : Dr. Alec Harvey

Original Name : Trevor Howard

Gender : Male

Stanley Holloway

Character Name : Albert Godby

Original Name : Stanley Holloway

Gender : Male

Joyce Carey

Character Name : Myrtle Bagot

Original Name : Joyce Carey

Gender : Female

Cyril Raymond

Character Name : Fred Jesson

Original Name : Cyril Raymond

Gender : Male

Everley Gregg

Character Name : Dolly Messiter

Original Name : Everley Gregg

Gender : Female

Marjorie Mars

Character Name : Mary Norton

Original Name : Marjorie Mars

Gender : Female

Margaret Barton

Character Name : Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters

Original Name : Margaret Barton

Gender : Female

Wilfred Babbage

Character Name : Policeman at War Memorial (uncredited)

Original Name : Wilfred Babbage

Gender : Male

Alfie Bass

Character Name : Waiter at the Royal (uncredited)

Original Name : Alfie Bass

Gender : Male

Wallace Bosco

Character Name : Doctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited)

Original Name : Wallace Bosco

Gender : Male

Sydney Bromley

Character Name : Johnnie, the Second Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Sydney Bromley

Gender : Male

Noël Coward

Character Name : Train Station Announcer (uncredited)

Original Name : Noël Coward

Gender : Male

Nuna Davey

Character Name : Herminie Rolandson (uncredited)

Original Name : Nuna Davey

Gender : Female

Valentine Dyall

Character Name : Alec's Friend Stephen Lynn (uncredited)

Original Name : Valentine Dyall

Gender : Male

Irene Handl

Character Name : The Cellist and Organist (uncredited)

Original Name : Irene Handl

Gender : Female

Dennis Harkin

Character Name : Beryl's Man Stanley (uncredited)

Original Name : Dennis Harkin

Gender : Male

Edward Hodge

Character Name : Bill (First Soldier) (uncredited)

Original Name : Edward Hodge

Gender : Male

Frederick Kelsey

Character Name : Man in Cinema (uncredited)

Original Name : Frederick Kelsey

Gender : Male

Jack May

Character Name : Boat Rental Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack May

Gender : Male

Avis Scott

Character Name : Kardomah Waitress (uncredited)

Original Name : Avis Scott

Gender : Female

George V. Sheldon

Character Name : Clergyman - Train Passenger (uncredited)

Original Name : George V. Sheldon

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-03-28

Based on Noël Coward's play "Still Life" this is a super adaptation from David Lean as Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard meet in a railway station café and 90 minutes later we have been on a roller-coaster of emotions, all delicately and subtly discussed, as these two eminently middle class English people challenge their long established "civilised" values and conventions of behaviour. It's style is it's simplicity - the script is poignant and charming; if a little dated now. Stanley Holloway provides an occasional breath of air during this quite intense drama, and who can ever forget that Rachmaninoff is a huge star of this, too?