Brief Encounter
A story of the most precious moments in a woman's life!
1945 | 86m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | David Lean |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Noël Coward |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 24, 1945 |
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| Director: | David Lean |
| Writer: | Noël Coward |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | farewell, husband wife relationship, infidelity, narration, housewife, duty, marriage, doctor, love affair, tearjerker, told in flashback, impossible love, shame, guilty conscience, broken heart, hopelessness, secretiveness |
| Production Companies | Cineguild, J. Arthur Rank Organisation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Celia Johnson | Laura Jesson |
| Trevor Howard | Dr. Alec Harvey |
| Stanley Holloway | Albert Godby |
| Joyce Carey | Myrtle Bagot |
| Cyril Raymond | Fred Jesson |
| Everley Gregg | Dolly Messiter |
| Marjorie Mars | Mary Norton |
| Margaret Barton | Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters |
| 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) |
| Dennis Harkin | Beryl's Man Stanley (uncredited) |
| Edward Hodge | Bill (First Soldier) (uncredited) |
| Frederick Kelsey | Man in Cinema (uncredited) |
| Jack May | Boat Rental Man (uncredited) |
| Avis Scott | Kardomah Waitress (uncredited) |
| George V. Sheldon | Clergyman - Train Passenger (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robert Krasker | Director of Photography |
| David Lean | Additional Writing, Director |
| Noël Coward | Theatre Play, Screenplay |
| Ronald Neame | Additional Writing |
| Jack Harris | Editor |
| Lawrence P. Williams | Art Direction |
| Stanley Lambourne | Sound Recordist |
| Harry Miller | Sound Editor |
| Winston Ryder | Assistant Editor |
| Margery Saunders | Associate Editor |
| Anthony Havelock-Allan | Additional Writing |
| Charles Staffell | Visual Effects |
| Desmond Dew | Sound Recordist |
| George Pollock | Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ronald Neame | Producer |
| Noël Coward | Producer |
| Anthony Havelock-Allan | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Actress | Celia Johnson | Nominated |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 25 | 42 | 17 |
| 2024 | 5 | 58 | 77 | 42 |
| 2024 | 6 | 41 | 68 | 24 |
| 2024 | 7 | 23 | 42 | 13 |
| 2024 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 12 |
| 2024 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 10 |
| 2025 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 656 | 724 |
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-coaster of emotions, all delicately and subtly discussed, as these two eminently middle class English pe ... ople challenge their long established "civilised" values and conventions of behaviour. It's style is it's simplicity - the script is poignant and charming; if a little dated now. Stanley Holloway provides an occasional breath of air during this quite intense drama, and who can ever forget that Rachmaninoff is a huge star of this, too?