Brief Encounter (1945)
A story of the most precious moments in a woman's life!
1945 · NR · 1h 26m · Drama, Romance
Genres: Drama, Romance
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.
Director: David Lean
Writers: Noël Coward
Cinematography: Robert Krasker
Editor: Jack Harris
Budget: $1M · Rated 7.7/10 by 720 viewers
Cast
Celia Johnson as Laura JessonTrevor Howard as Dr. Alec HarveyStanley Holloway as Albert GodbyJoyce Carey as Myrtle BagotCyril Raymond as Fred JessonEverley Gregg as Dolly MessiterMarjorie Mars as Mary NortonMargaret Barton as Tea Room Assistant Beryl WaltersWilfred Babbage as Policeman at War Memorial (uncredited)Alfie Bass as Waiter at the Royal (uncredited)Wallace Bosco as Doctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited)Sydney Bromley as Johnnie, the Second Soldier (uncredited)More like this
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