Brief Encounter [851] Released: 1945-11-24 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 86 mins Popularity: 2.1439 Vote Average: 7.707 Vote Count: 647 Overview: 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. Cast [22] 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 Assista Wilfred BabbagePoliceman at War Alfie BassWaiter at the Ro Wallace BoscoDoctor After Bob Sydney BromleyJohnnie, the Sec Noël CowardTrain Station An Nuna DaveyHerminie Rolands Valentine DyallAlec's Friend St Irene HandlThe Cellist and Dennis HarkinBeryl's Man Stan Edward HodgeBill Frederick KelseyMan in Cinema Jack MayBoat Rental Man Avis ScottKardomah Waitres George V. SheldonClergyman - Trai Trailers "Could You Really Say Goodbye?" - Brief Encounter's Carnforth Station | BFI Mark Kermode reviews Brief Encounter (1945) | BFI Player Rachel Weisz LOVES "Brief Encounter" and "All that Jazz" | BFI A Re-Encounter 70 Years After 'Brief Encounter' Trailer