Jane Eyre (1943)

Directed by

Robert Stevenson

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 154 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An orphaned young woman becomes a governess at a remote estate. She falls in love with the master of the house, but a dark secret threatens their happiness.

melancholicromanticgothicdarkintimatebroodingmoodyrestrained

What happens

Jane Eyre is a 1943 American film adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel of the same name, released by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by the uncredited Kenneth Macgowan and Orson Welles; Welles also stars in the film as Edward Rochester, with Joan Fontaine playing the title character. The screenplay was written by John Houseman, Aldous Huxley, and director Robert Stevenson. The musical score was composed and conducted by Bernard Herrmann, and the cinematography was by George Barnes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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