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Writers:
Charlotte Brontë (novel)
Jack Pulman (writer)
Release Date:
24 March 1971 (USA) 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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Won Primetime Emmy. Another 3 nominations more
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(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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about as good a version of Jane Eyre as you'll find 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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110 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Last film of Helen Goss. more
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Featured in Star Wars: Music by John Williams (1980) (TV) more
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First, I doubt if I can give ANY version of Jane Eyre a 10, as every version I have seen so far puts too much emphasis on the part of the book involving Rochester and Jane (which is important) and not enough on her proposal of marriage from the vicar (which is VERY important to Ms. Bronte's theme)--this juxtaposition of plots is essential. It is mentioned in passing in several of the movies but never is allowed to have the prominence that it had in the book.
Now, despite this, I would say that this is my favorite version of Jane Eyre, though the Orson Welles and Joan Fontaine version of the 1940s is close to being as good.
George C. Scott is a great Rochester--very gruff, brooding and unattractive--as well as an incredibly fine actor. Susannah York is a stronger and spunkier Jane than Joan Fontaine's and I prefer the spunkier one. The only area where the 1940s version seemed better was in the back story at the horrible school where Jane was raised.