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Brief Encounter
Directed by David Lean
1945•1h 26m•NR•★ 7.9
Drama / Romance
Synopsis
A respectable suburban housewife and a married doctor meet by chance at a railway station tearoom and embark on a clandestine, agonizingly restrained romance. David Lean's poignant masterwork of British emotional repression.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorDavid Lean
WriterNoël Coward
CinematographyRobert Krasker
Principal Cast
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 Assistant Beryl Walters
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Runtime1h 26m (86 mins)
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DirectorDavid Lean
LanguagesEnglish
CountryGB
StudioCineguild
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