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Brief Encounter
Release Date: November 24, 1945
| Year | : | 1945 |
| Slogan | : | «A story of the most precious moments in woman's life!» |
| Genres | : | Drama, Romance |
| Production Companies | : | Cineguild, J. Arthur Rank Organisation |
| Director | : | David Lean |
| Producers | : | Ronald Neame, Noël Coward, Anthony Havelock-Allan |
| Writers | : | Noël Coward, Noël Coward |
| RunTime | : | 86 mins. |
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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Main Actors
Celia Johnson
Character : Laura Jesson
Trevor Howard
Character : Dr. Alec Harvey
Stanley Holloway
Character : Albert Godby
Joyce Carey
Character : Myrtle Bagot
Cyril Raymond
Character : Fred Jesson
Everley Gregg
Character : Dolly Messiter
Marjorie Mars
Character : Mary Norton
Margaret Barton
Character : Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters
Wilfred Babbage
Character : Policeman at War Memorial (uncredited)
Alfie Bass
Character : Waiter at the Royal (uncredited)
Wallace Bosco
Character : Doctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited)
Sydney Bromley
Character : Johnnie, the Second Soldier (uncredited)
Noël Coward
Character : Train Station Announcer (uncredited)
Nuna Davey
Character : Herminie Rolandson (uncredited)
Valentine Dyall
Character : Alec's Friend Stephen Lynn (uncredited)
Irene Handl
Character : The Cellist and Organist (uncredited)
Dennis Harkin
Character : Beryl's Man Stanley (uncredited)
Edward Hodge
Character : Bill (First Soldier) (uncredited)
Frederick Kelsey
Character : Man in Cinema (uncredited)
Jack May
Character : Boat Rental Man (uncredited)
Avis Scott
Character : Kardomah Waitress (uncredited)
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