Escaping the manacles of warped religiosity & society in a fallen pre-Victorian world RELEASED IN 1970-1971 and directed by Delbert Mann, "Jane Eyre" adapts Charlotte Brontë’s 1847 novel about the eponymous character (Susannah York) who becomes a governess of a French girl at a huge estate in northern England circa 1800 after an upbringing at a harsh religious orphanage. She slowly gets to know the surly,…
Jane Eyre (1970)
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meet the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Mr. Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Mr. Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?
Top Cast
Susannah York
Jane Eyre
George C. Scott
Edward Rochester
Ian Bannen
St. John Rivers
Jack Hawkins
Mr. Brocklehurst
Nyree Dawn Porter
Blanche Ingram
Rachel Kempson
Mrs. Fairfax
Kenneth Griffith
Mason
Peter Copley
John
Clive Morton
Mr. Eshton
Angharad Rees
Louise
Jean Marsh
Mrs. Rochester
Jeremy Child
Harry Lynn
Peter Blythe
Frederick Lynn
Helen Goss
Lady Lynn
Louise Pajo
Mary Lugram
Michele Dotrice
Mary Rivers
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What is Jane Eyre about?
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meet the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Mr. Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon…
When was Jane Eyre released?
Jane Eyre was released in 1970.
What genres does Jane Eyre belong to?
Jane Eyre is categorised as Drama, TV Movie.
Who stars in Jane Eyre?
The cast of Jane Eyre includes Susannah York, George C. Scott, Ian Bannen, Jack Hawkins, Nyree Dawn Porter.