Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter (1945)

Released: 1945-11-24 Duration: 1hr 26min
Genres: Drama Romance
Rating 7.7
A story of the most precious moments in a woman's life!

Overview

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.

Production Companies

Cineguild
J. Arthur Rank Organisation

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 11.477

Directed By

David Lean

Crew

Sound Editor
Harry Miller
Editor
Jack Harris
Producer
Noël Coward
Producer
Ronald Neame
Director of Photography
Robert Krasker
Director
David Lean
Art Direction
Lawrence P. Williams
Visual Effects
Charles Staffell
Assistant Editor
Winston Ryder
Assistant Director
George Pollock
Additional Writing
Anthony Havelock-Allan
Additional Writing
Ronald Neame
Theatre Play
Noël Coward
Additional Writing
David Lean
Screenplay
Noël Coward
Sound Recordist
Desmond Dew
Sound Recordist
Stanley Lambourne
Associate Editor
Margery Saunders

TOP CAST

Celia Johnson
Celia Johnson

Laura Jesson

Trevor Howard
Trevor Howard

Dr. Alec Harvey

Stanley Holloway
Stanley Holloway

Albert Godby

Joyce Carey
Joyce Carey

Myrtle Bagot

Cyril Raymond
Cyril Raymond

Fred Jesson

Everley Gregg
Everley Gregg

Dolly Messiter

Marjorie Mars
Marjorie Mars

Mary Norton

Margaret Barton
Margaret Barton

Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters

Wilfred Babbage
Wilfred Babbage

Policeman at War Memorial (uncredited)

Alfie Bass
Alfie Bass

Waiter at the Royal (uncredited)

Wallace Bosco
Wallace Bosco

Doctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited)

Sydney Bromley
Sydney Bromley

Johnnie, the Second Soldier (uncredited)

Noël Coward
Noël Coward

Train Station Announcer (uncredited)

Nuna Davey
Nuna Davey

Herminie Rolandson (uncredited)

Valentine Dyall
Valentine Dyall

Alec's Friend Stephen Lynn (uncredited)

Irene Handl
Irene Handl

The Cellist and Organist (uncredited)

Dennis Harkin
Dennis Harkin

Beryl's Man Stanley (uncredited)

Edward Hodge
Edward Hodge

Bill (First Soldier) (uncredited)

Frederick Kelsey
Frederick Kelsey

Man in Cinema (uncredited)

Jack May
Jack May

Boat Rental Man (uncredited)

Avis Scott
Avis Scott

Kardomah Waitress (uncredited)

George V. Sheldon
George V. Sheldon

Clergyman - Train Passenger (uncredited)

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