Directed by:
David LeanCinematography:
Robert KraskerCast:
Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey, Alfie Bass, Margaret Barton, Sydney Bromley, Jack May, Irene Handl, Wallace Bosco, Everley Gregg (more)Plots(1)
Classic drama starring Celia Johnson as a married woman whose life is thrown into turmoil when she unexpectedly falls in love with a stranger. Laura Jesson (Johnson) appears to be the very embodiment of a respectable, happily-married British housewife and mother. Equally, the man who comes to her assistance when a passing train blows grit into her eye, Dr Alec Harvey (Trevor Howard), enjoys a settled and comfortable life. Neither of the pair are prepared for the emotions the encounter will evoke in them. Unable to forget each other, they begin meeting covertly in the railway cafe. Given that both are married with children, pursuing a romantic relationship seems impossible, but will the power of their love overwhelm all other concerns? (ITV Studios Home Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Celia Johnson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/036/677/36677283_bc8db1.jpg)
Celia Johnson
UK
Best movies:
Brief Encounter (1945)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
Les Miserables (1978) (TV movie)
![Trevor Howard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/653/164653304_74e93f.jpg)
Trevor Howard
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Gandhi (1982)
Brief Encounter (1945)
![Stanley Holloway](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269503_dc8345.jpg)
Stanley Holloway
UK
Best movies:
My Fair Lady (1964)
Hamlet (1948)
Brief Encounter (1945)
![Joyce Carey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/094/165094573_bf563f.png)
Joyce Carey
UK
Best movies:
Brief Encounter (1945)
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985) (TV movie)
The V.I.P.s (1963)
![Alfie Bass](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273924_b5508a.jpg)
Alfie Bass
UK
Best movies:
Brief Encounter (1945)
Murder by Proxy (1954)
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
Margaret Barton
UK
Best movies:
Brief Encounter (1945)
![Sydney Bromley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/460/460024_4f5cf4.jpg)
Sydney Bromley
UK
Best movies:
The NeverEnding Story (1984)
Brief Encounter (1945)
Macbeth (1971)
![Jack May](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/363/161363581_022894.jpg)
Jack May
UK
Best movies:
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
Brief Encounter (1945)
![Irene Handl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/479/161479252_12aeea.jpg)
Irene Handl
UK
Best movies:
Brief Encounter (1945)
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)
Stage Fright (1950)
Wallace Bosco
UK
Best movies:
Brief Encounter (1945)
Richard III (1955)
Repulsion (1965)
Everley Gregg
UK
Best movies:
Brief Encounter (1945)
Great Expectations (1946)
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
Cyril Raymond
UK
Best movies:
Brief Encounter (1945)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
The First of the Few (1942)
Avis Scott
UK
Best movies:
Brief Encounter (1945)