Brief Encounter

Directed by David Lean
1945    86m    Not Rated
Drama, Romance
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At a café on a railway station, housewife Laura Jesson (Celia Johnson) meets Dr. Alec Harvey (Trevor Howard). Although they are both already married, they gradually fall in love with each other. They continue to meet every Thursday in the small café, although they know that their love is impossible.
Cast of Brief Encounter
  • 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 Walters
  • Wilfred BabbagePoliceman at War Memorial (uncredited)
  • Alfie BassWaiter at the Royal (uncredited)
  • Wallace BoscoDoctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited)
  • Sydney BromleyJohnnie, the Second Soldier (uncredited)
  • Noël CowardTrain Station Announcer (uncredited)
  • Nuna DaveyHerminie Rolandson (uncredited)
  • Valentine DyallAlec's Friend Stephen Lynn (uncredited)
  • Irene HandlThe Cellist and Organist (uncredited)
  • Dennis HarkinBeryl's Man Stanley (uncredited)
  • Edward HodgeBill (First Soldier) (uncredited)
  • Frederick KelseyMan in Cinema (uncredited)
  • Jack MayBoat Rental Man (uncredited)
  • Avis ScottKardomah Waitress (uncredited)
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