Continuity mistake: In an early scene the couple are sitting on a station bench. Dr. Harvey leans forward to put an arm round Laura. At the start of this movement his cigarette is in his right hand, but then appears in his left for the close up.

Brief Encounter (1945)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: David Lean
Starring: Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Celia Johnson, Joyce Carey
The main woman stays with her husband and she bottles out of committing suicide. The bloke she was having an affair with moves to Africa with his wife.
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