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Brief Encounter

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

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Brief Encounter — Plot

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
  • November 24, 1945
  • Runtime
  • 86 min
  • Genres
  • Drama, Romance
  • Director
  • David Lean

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Brief Encounter — Cast

Celia Johnson photo Celia Johnson Laura Jesson Trevor Howard photo Trevor Howard Dr. Alec Harvey Stanley Holloway photo Stanley Holloway Albert Godby Joyce Carey photo Joyce Carey Myrtle Bagot Cyril Raymond photo Cyril Raymond Fred Jesson Everley Gregg photo Everley Gregg Dolly Messiter Marjorie Mars photo Marjorie Mars Mary Norton Margaret Barton photo Margaret Barton Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters

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