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Drama, Romance
An all-star cast - including Orson Welles, Joan Fontaine, Agnes Moorehead and Elizabeth Taylor - breathes magnificent life into this captivating 1944 film version of Charlotte Bronte's gothic romance novel. Adapted for the screen by Aldous Huxley, Robert Stevenson and John Houseman, and directed by Stevenson, this stirring film is the definitive version of the engrossing classic!
USA / English
| Orson Welles | Edward Rochester |
| Joan Fontaine | Jane Eyre |
| Margaret O'Brien | Adele Varens |
| Peggy Ann Garner | Jane Eyre (younger) |
| John Sutton | Dr. Rivers |
| Sara Allgood | Bessie |
| Henry Daniell | Henry Brocklehurst |
| Agnes Moorehead | Mrs. Reed |
| Aubrey Mather | Colonel Dent |
| Edith Barrett | Mrs. Fairfax |
| Director | Robert Stevenson |
| Producer | William Goetz; Kenneth Macgowan |
| Writer | Charlotte Brontë; John Houseman; Robert Stevenson |
After spending her childhood in an orphanage, young Jane Eyre (Fontaine) becomes governess to the ward of an imposing older man named Edward Rochester (Welles). Ultimately, Jane's gentle influence forces Rochester to drop his foreboding veneer, and he proposes to her. But the discovery that Rochester is already married, and further, that his volatile wife is locked in the attic, prompts Jane to leave as a series of tragic events unfold in this riveting classic that also features Margaret O'Brien.
| Edition Details | |
| Distributor | 20th Century Fox |
| Barcode | 024543425748 |
| Region | Region 1 |
| Release Date | 2002 |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
| Screen Ratio | Standard 1.33:1 B&W |
| Subtitles | English; French; Spanish |
| Audio Tracks | ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC]
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo [CC] FRENCH: Dolby Digital Mono SPANISH: Dolby Digital Mono |
| Layers | Single Side, Dual Layer |
| No. of Disks/Tapes | 1 |
| Personal Details | |
| Purchase Price | $19.98 |
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Features
| Audio Commentary by Orson Welles Biographer Joseph McBride and Actress Margaret O'Brien Audio Commentary with Film Historians Nick Redman, Steven Smith and Julie Kirgo. Isolated Scene & F/X Track Locked in the Tower: The Men Behind Jane Eyre Featurette Know Your Ally Britain: United States War Film Department Film Directed by Robert Stevenson Restoration Comparison Original Theatrical Trailer Production, Storyboard and Poster Galleries |