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Brief Encounter (1945)

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

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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.

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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 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 Beryl's Man Stanley (uncredited)
  • Edward Hodge Bill (First Soldier) (uncredited)

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