Brief Encounter (1945)

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.

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Cast

Trevor HowardDr. Alec Harvey

Stanley HollowayAlbert Godby

Alfie BassWaiter at the Royal (uncredited)

Irene HandlThe Cellist and Organist (uncredited)

Writers and directors

David LeanDirector

Other films by the same director

Doctor Zhivago1965

Lawrence of Arabia1962

The Bridge on the River Kwai1957

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CinemaSerf ★ 7.0/10

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 and 90 minutes later we have been on a roller-coas…28. Mar 2022

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badelf ★ 8.0/10

Brief Encounter (1945) Directed by David Lean David Lean's Brief Encounter tells the story of two married people (Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard) who meet by chance at a railway station and fal…12. Feb 2026

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