Brief Encounter is a classic 1945 British romantic drama. It centers around a housewife, Laura Jesson, who is played by Celia Johnson, who meets an also-married doctor played by Trevor Howard in a cafe at the railway station.
Plot Summary
Laura Jesson is a housewife whose marriage is not everything she desires it to be. When she meets Dr. Alec Harvey in a cafe at the railway station, their chance meeting turns into a full-blown love affair. He also has a wife and family, and is leaving the country, so their affair, while potent, is indeed, brief.
Cast
- Celia Johnson: Laura Jesson
- Trevor Howard: Dr. Alec Harvey
- Cyril Raymond: Fred Jesson
- Joyce Carey: Myrtle Bagot
- Stanley Holloway: Albert Godby
- Valentine Dyall: Stephen Lynn
- Everley Gregg: Dolly Messiter
- Margaret Barton: Beryl Walters
