Movie
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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Checked Sep 1, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about Brief Encounter
Cast
Celia JohnsonLaura Jesson
Trevor HowardDr. Alec Harvey
Stanley HollowayAlbert Godby
Joyce CareyMyrtle Bagot
Cyril RaymondFred Jesson
Everley GreggDolly Messiter
Marjorie MarsMary Norton
Margaret BartonTea Room Assistant Beryl WaltersCredits
- Directed by
- David Lean
- Written by
- Noël Coward
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $1.2M
Production
- Cineguild
- J. Arthur Rank OrganisationUnited Kingdom
