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Brief Encounter

Meeting a stranger in a railway station, a woman is tempted to cheat on her husband.

Director

David Lean

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

Cineguild,J. Arthur Rank Organisation

Awards

Nominated for 3 Oscars. 3 wins & 3 nominations total

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Laura Jesson

Dr. Alec Harvey

Albert Godby

Stanley Holloway

Myrtle Bagot

Fred Jesson

Dolly Messiter

Mary Norton

Beryl Walters - Tea Room Assistant

Margaret Barton

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Wilfred Babbage

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Johnnie - Second Soldier

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Herminie Rolandson - Mary's Cousin

Stephen Lynn - Alec's 'Friend'

Valentine Dyall

Cellist and Organist

Stanley - Beryl's Man

Bill - First Soldier

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Frederick Kelsey

Boat Rental Man

Kardomah Waitress

Clergyman - Train Passenger

George V. Sheldon

Bobbie Jesson

Margaret Jesson

Henrietta Vincent

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Fred Jesson Laura Jesson Dr. Alec Harvey Myrtle Bagot Albert Godby Bill, First Soldier Margaret Jesson Dolly Messiter Doctor At Bobbie's Accident Beryl Walters, Tea Room Assistant Johnnie, Second Soldier

Ls that you Laura? - Brief Encounter

Ls that you Laura?

You're both very naughty - Brief Encounter

You're both very naughty

But my birthday's in June - Brief Encounter

But my birthday's in June

Circus or pantomime Neither - Brief Encounter

Circus or pantomime Neither

What a nice looking man - Brief Encounter

What a nice looking man

Isn't it awful about people meaning to be kind - Brief Encounter

Isn't it awful about people meaning to be kind

Come and sit by the fire in the library and relax - Brief Encounter

Come and sit by the fire in the library and relax

You're a poetry addict - Brief Encounter

You're a poetry addict

You're the only one in the world with enough wisdom and gentleness to understand - Brief Encounter

You're the only one in the world with enough wisdom and...

There should be a society for the prevention of cruelty to musical instruments - Brief Encounter

There should be a society for the prevention of cruelty to...

But it does sound a little dull - Brief Encounter

But it does sound a little dull

Upstairs is too expensive - Brief Encounter

Upstairs is too expensive

I had no premonitions - Brief Encounter

I had no premonitions

Thank you. - Brief Encounter

Have you any brandy - Brief Encounter

Have you any brandy

L feel awfully grand perched up here.
lt was very extravagant of you. - Brief Encounter

L feel awfully grand perched up here. lt was very extravagan...

I'm afraid you don't - Brief Encounter

I'm afraid you don't

What I mean is this All good doctors must primarily be enthusiasts - Brief Encounter

What I mean is this All good doctors must primarily be...

This can't last - Brief Encounter

This can't last

No one was - Brief Encounter

Nothing to worry about - Brief Encounter

Nothing to worry about

Albert Godby - Brief Encounter

As l left the Refreshment Room
l saw a train coming in. - Brief Encounter

As l left the Refreshment Room l saw a train coming in.

Having committed the crime - Brief Encounter

Having committed the crime

L'm so terribly sorry.
l couldn't let you know. - Brief Encounter

L'm so terribly sorry. l couldn't let you know.

L was going to send a note but l
thought it might embarrass you. - Brief Encounter

L was going to send a note but l thought it might embarrass ...

Quickly! Quickly!
The whistle's gone. - Brief Encounter

Quickly! Quickly! The whistle's gone.

The stars can change in their courses the universe go up in flames - Brief Encounter

The stars can change in their courses the universe go up in...

Thank you for coming back to me - Brief Encounter

Thank you for coming back to me

Do you know - Brief Encounter

But I wish you'd stop talking - Brief Encounter

But I wish you'd stop talking

We had such fun - Brief Encounter

We had such fun

L never could tell
left from right. - Brief Encounter

L never could tell left from right.

The British are always
nice to mad people. - Brief Encounter

The British are always nice to mad people.

You know what's happened - Brief Encounter

You know what's happened

Please don't - Brief Encounter

No, Alec, not here.
Someone will see. - Brief Encounter

No, Alec, not here. Someone will see.

Could we turn that
down a bit, darling? - Brief Encounter

Could we turn that down a bit, darling?

L shan't be long.
Then we'll go to bed. - Brief Encounter

L shan't be long. Then we'll go to bed.

Don't hurry - Brief Encounter

Into the darkness - Brief Encounter

Into the darkness

I felt suddenly quite wildly happy - Brief Encounter

I felt suddenly quite wildly happy

I imagined him holding me in his arms - Brief Encounter

I imagined him holding me in his arms

Alec and me - Brief Encounter

That week was misery. - Brief Encounter

That week was misery.

That week was misery - Brief Encounter

That week was misery

-Hello.
-Hello. - Brief Encounter

-Hello. -Hello.

You've been a long way away - Brief Encounter

You've been a long way away

We were very gay during lunch and talked about quite ordinary things - Brief Encounter

We were very gay during lunch and talked about quite...

No not really - Brief Encounter

L'm going back. l'm going
to miss my train. - Brief Encounter

L'm going back. l'm going to miss my train.

L must go home,
l really must go. - Brief Encounter

L must go home, l really must go.

My license does not permit me to serve alcohol out of hours - Brief Encounter

My license does not permit me to serve alcohol out of hours

Godby to come here for a moment - Brief Encounter

Godby to come here for a moment

Both of you - Brief Encounter

If them sandwiches were made this morning - Brief Encounter

If them sandwiches were made this morning

The train now arriving at Platform 3
is the 5:43 for Ketchworth. - Brief Encounter

The train now arriving at Platform 3 is the 5:43 for Ketchwo...

L got into the train and got out
again. Wasn't it idiotic? - Brief Encounter

L got into the train and got out again. Wasn't it idiot...

-Alec, l can't stay. Really.
-Just a little while, a little while. - Brief Encounter

-Alec, l can't stay. Really. -Just a little while, a li...

-ls that you, Alec?
-Yes. - Brief Encounter

-ls that you, Alec? -Yes.

My dear Alec - Brief Encounter

Women are frequently rather neurotic creatures - Brief Encounter

Women are frequently rather neurotic creatures

I'm surprised at this farcical streak in your nature - Brief Encounter

I'm surprised at this farcical streak in your nature

Do you remember - Brief Encounter

Do you remember

It's awfully easy to lie when you know that you're trusted implicitly - Brief Encounter

It's awfully easy to lie when you know that you're...

I walked for a long while - Brief Encounter

I walked for a long while

Have you got a piece of paper
and an envelope? - Brief Encounter

Have you got a piece of paper and an envelope?

-Thank you very much.
-We close in a few minutes. - Brief Encounter

-Thank you very much. -We close in a few minutes.

I love you - Brief Encounter

When will you go? - Brief Encounter

When will you go?

You're not angry with me,
are you? - Brief Encounter

You're not angry with me, are you?

Forgive me - Brief Encounter

As we walked through the station
l remember thinking... - Brief Encounter

As we walked through the station l remember thinking...

So very much - Brief Encounter

I had no thoughts at all - Brief Encounter

I had no thoughts at all

Whatever your dream was - Brief Encounter

Whatever your dream was

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Meeting a stranger in a railway station, a woman is tempted to cheat on her husband.

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Director: David Lean

Writer: Noël Coward, Anthony Havelock-Allan, David Lean

Production: Cineguild,J. Arthur Rank Organisation

Genre: drama, romance

Year: 1945

MetaScore: 92/100

ImdbRating: 8.0

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 24 Aug 1946

Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. 3 wins & 3 nominations total

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