Brief Encounter
1945 · 86 MIN · IMDB 8.0 · 46,195 VOTES · DIR. David Lean
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,249 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:24 [Bell Tolling]
00:04:51 - Dr. Harvey's going out to Africa next week. - Oh, how thrilling.
00:08:12 - Fancy him going all the way to Africa. Is he married? - Yes.
00:11:38 Oh, Mummy!
00:15:33 As it is, you are the only one in the world that I can never tell.
00:18:54 Now look up.
00:22:06 - so I smiled and said... - Good morning.
00:25:21 We have two choices: The Loves of Cardinal Richelieu at the Palace...
00:28:52 Is tea bad for one? Worse than coffee, I mean?
00:31:49 - No, I couldn't possibly. - Please.
00:35:26 He began to enjoy the whole thing thoroughly...
00:38:22 I looked at the cellist. She seemed to be so funny last week
00:42:15 [Laura's Voice] It was a terribly bad picture.
00:45:52 - Not yet, not quite yet. - But we must. Don't you see?
00:49:26 When I got into the train, I didn't even pretend to read.
00:53:00 Ketchworth 3-7.
00:56:36 You'll probably recognize him when you peer very closely.
00:59:59 [Train Rumbling]
01:05:15 - I expect the wood was damp. - Yes, I expect it was.
01:09:41 Her mother's been taken ill, and I've promised to stay with her until the doctor comes.
01:13:28 - I suppose you spoke of me together as men of the world. - We didn't speak of you.
01:17:22 [Man Over P.A.] The train for Ketchworth is now arriving at platform three.
01:21:39 crashing into those last few precious minutes we had together.
01:26:00 [Sobbing]
Cast & Characters
Celia Johnson
Laura Jesson
Trevor Howard
Dr. Alec Harvey
Stanley Holloway
Albert Godby
Joyce Carey
Myrtle Bagot
Cyril Raymond
Fred Jesson
Everley Gregg
Dolly Messiter
Marjorie Mars
Mary Norton
Margaret Barton
Beryl Walters - Tea Room Assistant
Wilfred Babbage
Policeman at War Memorial
Alfie Bass
Waiter at the Royal
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,249
Dialogue density14.5 lines / min
First line00:00:24
Final line01:26:00
Production Record
DirectorDavid Lean
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes46,195