Movie
Brief Encounter
Released: November 24, 1945 (1945)
Runtime: 86 minutes
Genres: Drama, Romance
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Stanley Holloway as Albert Godby
Age at release: 55
- Joyce Carey as Myrtle Bagot
Age at release: 47
- Cyril Raymond as Fred Jesson
Age at release: 46
- Wilfred Babbage as Policeman at War Memorial (uncredited)
Age at release: 45
- Everley Gregg as Dolly Messiter
Age at release: 42
- Marjorie Mars as Mary Norton
Age at release: 42
- Celia Johnson as Laura Jesson
Age at release: 36
- Trevor Howard as Dr. Alec Harvey
Age at release: 32
- Alfie Bass as Waiter at the Royal (uncredited)
Age at release: 24
- Margaret Barton as Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters
Age at release: 19
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- Wallace Bosco as Doctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited)
Age at release: 65
- George V. Sheldon as Clergyman - Train Passenger (uncredited)
Age at release: 59
- Irene Handl as The Cellist and Organist (uncredited)
Age at release: 43
- Nuna Davey as Herminie Rolandson (uncredited)
Age at release: 42
- Valentine Dyall as Alec's Friend Stephen Lynn (uncredited)
Age at release: 37
- Sydney Bromley as Johnnie, the Second Soldier (uncredited)
Age at release: 36
- Avis Scott as Kardomah Waitress (uncredited)
Age at release: 27
- Jack May as Boat Rental Man (uncredited)
Age at release: 23
- Dennis Harkin as Beryl's Man Stanley (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Edward Hodge as Bill (First Soldier) (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Frederick Kelsey as Man in Cinema (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown