Brief Encounter (1945)

Brief Encounter Poster

1h 26min | Drama, Romance | Nov 24, 1945 | Released

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.

Director: David Lean

Producer: Ronald Neame Noël Coward Anthony Havelock-Allan

Writer(s): Ronald Neame David Lean Anthony Havelock-Allan

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Cast & Crew

Cast (17 Members)

Johnnie, the Second Soldier (uncredited)

Train Station Announcer (uncredited)

Laura Jesson

Dr. Alec Harvey

Stanley Holloway

Albert Godby

Myrtle Bagot

Fred Jesson

Dolly Messiter

Mary Norton

Margaret Barton

Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters

Waiter at the Royal (uncredited)

Valentine Dyall

Alec's Friend Stephen Lynn (uncredited)

The Cellist and Organist (uncredited)

Kardomah Waitress (uncredited)

Beryl's Man Stanley (uncredited)

Doctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited)

Wilfred Babbage

Policeman at War Memorial (uncredited)

Sydney Bromley Johnnie, the Second Soldier (uncredited)

Noël Coward Train Station Announcer (uncredited)

Celia Johnson Laura Jesson

Trevor Howard Dr. Alec Harvey

Stanley Holloway Albert Godby

Joyce Carey Myrtle Bagot

Cyril Raymond Fred Jesson

Everley Gregg Dolly Messiter

Marjorie Mars Mary Norton

Margaret Barton Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters

Alfie Bass Waiter at the Royal (uncredited)

Valentine Dyall Alec's Friend Stephen Lynn (uncredited)

Irene Handl The Cellist and Organist (uncredited)

Avis Scott Kardomah Waitress (uncredited)

Dennis Harkin Beryl's Man Stanley (uncredited)

Wallace Bosco Doctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited)

Wilfred Babbage Policeman at War Memorial (uncredited)

Crew (20 Members)

Assistant Editor

Sound Editor

Producer

Assistant Director

Director

Producer

Anthony Havelock-Allan

Producer

Director of Photography

Editor

Lawrence P. Williams

Art Direction

George Blackwell

Special Effects

Charles Staffell

Visual Effects

Additional Music

Assistant Art Director

Margery Saunders

Additional Editorial Assistant

Stanley Lambourne

Sound Recordist

Percival Mackey

Additional Music

John Hollingsworth

Music Director

Sound Recordist

Focus Puller

Winston Ryder Assistant Editor

Harry Miller Sound Editor

Ronald Neame Producer

George Pollock Assistant Director

David Lean Director

Noël Coward Producer

Anthony Havelock-Allan Producer

Robert Krasker Director of Photography

Jack Harris Editor

Lawrence P. Williams Art Direction

George Blackwell Special Effects

Charles Staffell Visual Effects

Muir Mathieson Additional Music

Elven Webb Assistant Art Director

Margery Saunders Additional Editorial Assistant

Stanley Lambourne Sound Recordist

Percival Mackey Additional Music

John Hollingsworth Music Director

Desmond Dew Sound Recordist

Jim Body Focus Puller

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