Brief Encounter: Overview, Where to Watch Online & more

Movie Details

• Status: Released
• Movie Tagline: A story of the most precious moments in woman’s life!
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Release Date: 1945-11-24
• Runtime: 86.0 min
• Budget: Not Available
• Revenue: Not Available
• Production Companies: Cineguild, J. Arthur Rank Organisation

Cast & Crew

Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey, Cyril Raymond, Everley Gregg, Marjorie Mars, Margaret Barton, Wilfred Babbage, Alfie Bass, Wallace Bosco, Sydney Bromley, Noël Coward, Nuna Davey, Valentine Dyall, Irene Handl, Dennis Harkin, Edward Hodge, Frederick Kelsey, Jack May, Avis Scott

Synopsis – What to Expect from “Brief Encounter”

Brief Encounter is a 1945 British romantic drama directed by David Lean and starring Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard. The film follows the story of Laura, a married woman who meets Alec, a doctor, at a train station café. Despite both being married, the two quickly become close friends and eventually fall in love.

The movie begins with Laura, a married woman in her mid-thirties, who is shopping in a small town. While waiting for her train, she stops at a café and meets Alec, a doctor, who is also married. After a few brief conversations, the two quickly become close friends.

The two begin to meet regularly at the café and eventually, they develop strong feelings for each other. Despite their feelings, they both struggle with the idea of cheating on their respective spouses and ultimately decide to remain friends.

Things become complicated when Alec’s wife finds out about their relationship and Laura’s husband begins to suspect something is going on between them. To make matters worse, Laura’s husband invites Alec to dinner one night, and Laura is forced to confront her feelings for Alec in front of her husband.

In the end, Laura and Alec realize that they can never be together and decide to part ways. Despite the sadness of their parting, the two remain close friends until the end of the film.

Brief Encounter is a beautiful and heartbreaking story of two people who find love in the most unlikely of places

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