MOVIE
Brief Encounter
A story of the most precious moments in a woman's life!
Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey. Their casual friendship soon develops during their weekly visits into something more emotionally fulfilling than either expected, and they must wrestle with the potential havoc their deepening relationship would have on their lives and the lives of those they love.
ERA & CONTEXT
Brief Encounter in its release era
Released in 1945, Brief Encounter sits inside the 1940s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1945-11-24
- Rating
- NR
- TMDB score
- 7.7/10
- Original language
- EN
- Status
- Released
- Production
- United Kingdom
- Studio
- Cineguild, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
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