Brief Encounter

1945 PG-13 1h 26m

7.7 /10

695

Genre

Drama Romance

Plot

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

Writers

Noël Coward Noël Coward

Stars

Celia Johnson Trevor Howard Stanley Holloway

Cast & Crew

Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters

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Wilfred Babbage

Policeman at War Memorial (uncredited)

Alfie Bass

Waiter at the Royal (uncredited)

Wallace Bosco

Doctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited)

Sydney Bromley

Johnnie, the Second Soldier (uncredited)

Noël Coward

Train Station Announcer (uncredited)

Nuna Davey

Herminie Rolandson (uncredited)

Valentine Dyall

Alec's Friend Stephen Lynn (uncredited)

Irene Handl

The Cellist and Organist (uncredited)

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Dennis Harkin

Beryl's Man Stanley (uncredited)

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Edward Hodge

Bill (First Soldier) (uncredited)

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Frederick Kelsey

Man in Cinema (uncredited)

Jack May

Boat Rental Man (uncredited)

Avis Scott

Kardomah Waitress (uncredited)

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George V. Sheldon

Clergyman - Train Passenger (uncredited)

User Reviews

badelf

12 Feb 2026

Brief Encounter (1945) Directed by David Lean David Lean's Brief Encounter tells the story of two married people (Celia Johnson and Trevor Howar...

Geronimo1967

28 Mar 2022

Based on Noël Coward's play "Still Life" this is a super adaptation from David Lean as Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard meet in a railway station café ...