Brief Encounter
“A story of the most precious moments in a woman's life!”
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
24 people
Celia Johnson
Laura Jesson
Known for
This Happy Breed
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Trevor Howard
Dr. Alec Harvey
Known for
The Third Man
Gandhi
Stanley Holloway
Albert Godby
Known for
My Fair Lady
The Lavender Hill Mob
Joyce Carey
Myrtle Bagot
Known for
Blithe Spirit
In Which We Serve
Cyril Raymond
Fred Jesson
Known for
The Spy in Black
Everley Gregg
Dolly Messiter
Known for
Pygmalion
The Private Life of Henry VIII
Marjorie Mars
Mary Norton
Also in
Cupboard Love
Take My Life
Margaret Barton
Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters
Also in
Temptation Harbour
The Gay Dog
Wilfred Babbage
Policeman at War Memorial (uncredited)
Also in
Old Mother Riley's New Venture
Alfie Bass
Waiter at the Royal (uncredited)
Known for
The Fearless Vampire Killers
The Lavender Hill Mob
George Pollock
assistant director
Wallace Bosco
Doctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited)
Known for
Richard III
A Canterbury Tale
David Lean Director · Noël Coward Screenplay Robert Krasker Cinematographer
Budget $1.2M · United States release August 24, 1946 · Produced in United Kingdom
Box office
Budget
$1,200,000
Production
Cineguild
Production
J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 13, 1945
Premiere · London
United Kingdom · November 25, 1945
Theatrical · (Was Rated A)
United States · August 24, 1946
Theatrical
Argentina
May 28, 1947 · Theatrical
Australia
November 24, 1945 · Theatrical
Austria
October 18, 1946 · Theatrical
Finland
September 6, 1946 · Theatrical
Germany
August 30, 1946 · Theatrical
Greece
August 30, 1946 · Theatrical
Italy
March 28, 1947 · Theatrical
Mexico
May 28, 1947 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 18, 2008 · Theatrical · Re-release
July 20, 2010 · Physical · Blu ray
Sweden
September 3, 1946 · Theatrical
XC
October 2, 1946 · Premiere · British Film Festival
December 27, 1946 · Theatrical
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