Brief Encounter (1945)
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.
Director:
David Lean
Writer:
Noël Coward
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Celia Johnson as Laura Jesson |
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Trevor Howard as Dr. Alec Harvey |
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Stanley Holloway as Albert Godby |
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Joyce Carey as Myrtle Bagot |
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Cyril Raymond as Fred Jesson |
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Everley Gregg as Dolly Messiter |
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Marjorie Mars as Mary Norton |
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Margaret Barton as Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters |
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Wilfred Babbage as Policeman at War Memorial (uncredited) |
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Alfie Bass as Waiter at the Royal (uncredited) |
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Wallace Bosco as Doctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited) |
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Sydney Bromley as Johnnie, the Second Soldier (uncredited) |
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Noël Coward as Train Station Announcer (uncredited) |
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Nuna Davey as Herminie Rolandson (uncredited) |
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Valentine Dyall as Alec's Friend Stephen Lynn (uncredited) |
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Irene Handl as The Cellist and Organist (uncredited) |
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Dennis Harkin as Beryl's Man Stanley (uncredited) |
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Edward Hodge as Bill (First Soldier) (uncredited) |
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Frederick Kelsey as Man in Cinema (uncredited) |
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Jack May as Boat Rental Man (uncredited) |
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Avis Scott as Kardomah Waitress (uncredited) |
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George V. Sheldon as Clergyman - Train Passenger (uncredited) |
| Production | Anthony Havelock-Allan | Producer |
| Camera | Robert Krasker | Director of Photography |
| Directing | David Lean | Director |
| Editing | Jack Harris | Editor |
| Production | Noël Coward | Producer |
| Production | Ronald Neame | Producer |
| Sound | Harry Miller | Sound Editor |
| Art | Lawrence P. Williams | Art Direction |
| Editing | Winston Ryder | Assistant Editor |
| Visual Effects | Charles Staffell | Visual Effects |
| Directing | George Pollock | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Ronald Neame | Additional Writing |
| Writing | Noël Coward | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Noël Coward | Screenplay |
| Crew | David Lean | Additional Writing |
| Crew | Anthony Havelock-Allan | Additional Writing |
| Sound | Stanley Lambourne | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Desmond Dew | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Margery Saunders | Associate Editor |