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6.7/10   402 votes
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Director:
Delbert Mann
Writers:
Charlotte Brontë (novel)
Jack Pulman (writer)
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Release Date:
24 March 1971 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Jane Eyre is an orphan, sent to Lowood school, and eventually becomes a governess at Thornfield hall to a girl named Adele... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Emmys to Williams, LoDuca, Ross and Goodall
 (From MovieScore Magazine. 13 September 2009, 1:37 PM, PDT)
'Marty' Director Delbert Mann Dead at 87
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 13 November 2007)
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A pleasure watching more (23 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

George C. Scott ... Edward Rochester
Susannah York ... Jane Eyre
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
Fanny Rowe ... Mrs. Eshton
Susan Lawe ... Amy
Angharad Rees ... Louise
Carl Bernard ... Lord Ingram
Nan Munro ... Lady Ingram
Hugh Latimer ... Colonel Dent
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Additional Details

Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
110 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:G | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG
Filming Locations:
England, UK more
Company:
Omnibus Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Last film of Helen Goss. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Star Wars: Music by John Williams (1980) (TV) more

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13 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
A pleasure watching, 25 May 2001
8/10
Author: A. Wallace from West Valley

I thought this little obscure adaptation was one of the better versions of the Bronte novel to ever be put on film. I would say that George C. Scott's Rochester ties with the best interpretations of the character with the likes of Mr.Orson Wells and Ciaran Hinds. The musical score (one of the earliest works of John Williams) was a haunting little melody that fit the film perfectly and I found the laughing and the "Grace Poole" parts more mysterious, even slightly more frightening. This version also has Blanche Ingram portrayed as Charlotte Bronte' had visioned, a tall brunette of a slightly older age and not rediculously imitated by a supermodel as in some other adaptations. Ms. York did a remarkable job as Jane Eyre, however, I believe the best Jane Eyre performance goes to Samantha Morton in the BBC 1997 version. However, Susanna York and George C. Scott's scenes have the most chemistry and tenderness in them. I thought this little version (even with Jane's 70's hair-do)was great and after a long search I finally found it on video. 8 out of 10.

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