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Brief Encounter

1946·1h 26m·Approved
DramaRomance
IMDb Rating
★ 8.0/10
48,698 votes
Metascore
92
Metacritic

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

Brief Encounter is a 1946 drama romance movie directed by David Lean, starring Trevor Howard, Joyce Carey, Stanley Holloway. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.0/10 from 48,698 votes and runs 1h 26m.

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Director
David Lean
Stars
Trevor Howard
Joyce Carey
Stanley Holloway
Celia Johnson
Details
1946-08-24
86 min
Movie
Approved
★ United Kingdom
★ English, French
Keywords
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