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Brief Encounter (1945)

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

David Lean

Writer:

Noël Coward, Anthony Havelock-Allan, Ronald Neame

Release Date:

Aug 24, 1946

Runtime:

1hr 26m

Synopsis

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

Cast

  • Celia Johnson
  • Trevor Howard
  • Stanley Holloway
  • Joyce Carey
  • Cyril Raymond
  • Everley Gregg
  • Marjorie Mars
  • Margaret Barton
  • Wilfred Babbage
  • Alfie Bass

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Metacritic

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Based on 16 Critics
7.5

USER SCORE (12)

Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Reviews
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The film is thrillingly, unapologetically about decency and honour, about, as Laura heartrendingly puts it, controlling oneself.

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Metacritic review by Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
The Guardian
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