Top billed cast

1. 

   Celia Johnson

   Laura Jesson

2. 

   Trevor Howard

   Dr. Alec Harvey

3. 

   Stanley Holloway

   Albert Godby

4. 

   Joyce Carey

   Myrtle Bagot

5. 

   Cyril Raymond

   Fred Jesson

6. 

   Everley Gregg

   Dolly Messiter

7. 

   Marjorie Mars

   Mary Norton

8. 

   Margaret Barton

   Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters

9. 

   Wilfred Babbage

   Policeman at War Memorial (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by badelf

Written by badelf on 2026-02-12

Brief Encounter (1945)

Directed by David Lean

David Lean's Brief Encounter tells the story of two married people (Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard) who meet by chance at a railway station and fall into a brief, impossible love affair. The acting is incredible, both leads conveying volumes through restraint and glances. Lean's direction is assured, understanding exactly how to frame repressed emotion and stolen moments.

The cinematography is phenomenal. The lighting and shadows really raised the experience of the film several notches, turning ordinary railway stations and tea rooms into...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$1,200,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• infidelity
• farewell
• husband wife relationship
• narration
• marriage
• housewife
• duty
• black and white
• doctor
• love affair
• tearjerker
• told in flashback
• impossible love
• shame
• guilty conscience
• broken heart
• hopelessness
• secretiveness