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Jane Eyre

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

An adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's classic novel, starring Orson Welles and Joan Fontaine.

Following an austere orphanage upbringing, a shy young woman becomes a governess in a vast Yorkshire mansion where the owner, Rochester, seems troubled by some inner torment. But a friendship slowly develops.
(1943, PG) (BW) (S)
Films: pp 60-65 ****

Contributors

Based on the novel by:
Charlotte Bronte
Director:
Robert Stevenson
Edward Rochester:
Orson Welles
Jane Eyre:
Joan Fontaine
Adele:
Margaret O'Brien
Jane, a child:
Peggy Ann Garner
Dr Rivers:
John Sutton
Bessie:
Sara Allgood
Mrs Reed:
Agnes Moorehead
Helen Burns:
Elizabeth Taylor
Source: Radio Times

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