Brief Encounter
- Release Date
- 24 Nov 1945
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1H 26M
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.
- Directed by
- David Lean
- Production
- Cineguild
- J. Arthur Rank Organisation
- Writers
- Noël Coward
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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.
- Release Date
- 24 Nov 1945
- Directed by
- David Lean
- Writers
- Noël Coward
- Production
- Cineguild
- J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Laura Jesson
Dr. Alec Harvey
Albert Godby
Myrtle Bagot
Fred Jesson
Dolly Messiter
Mary Norton
Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters
Waiter at the Royal (uncredited)
Doctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited)
Johnnie, the Second Soldier (uncredited)
Train Station Announcer (uncredited)
Herminie Rolandson (uncredited)
Alec's Friend Stephen Lynn (uncredited)
The Cellist and Organist (uncredited)
Boat Rental Man (uncredited)
Kardomah Waitress (uncredited)
