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Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

1997TV Movie⏱️ 1h 48mNot Rated
DramaRomance
7
IMDB Rating
3,595 votes

Jane Eyre, an orphan, is sent by her heartless Aunt Reed to a charity school. Later, when she becomes a governess at Thornfield Hall, she falls for the enigmatic Mr Rochester but discovers that the house holds a dark secret.

Director
Robert Young
Writers
Charlotte Brontë, Kay Mellor
Stars
Deborah Findlay, Laura Harling, Joanna Scanlan
Release Date
October 19, 1997
Language
English, French
Country
United Kingdom
🎯 4
Nominations
💬 78
Reviews
📋 4.2K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Deborah Findlay
Deborah Findlay
as Mrs Reed
👤
Laura Harling
as Young Jane
Joanna Scanlan
Joanna Scanlan
as Bessie
👤
Ben Sowden
as John Reed
👤
Barbara Keogh
as Miss Abbot
David Gant
David Gant
as Mr Brocklehurst
Emily Joyce
Emily Joyce
as Miss Temple
👤
Gemma Eglington
as Helen Burns
👤
Ruth Mitchell
as Miss Scatchered
Dominique Belcourt
Dominique Belcourt
as Anna

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Knebworth House, Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Production
LWT, A+E Networks, LWT

🏷️ Keywords

character name as titleorphangovernessfrenchdark heroine

🎯 Categories

DramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Too rushed, too much missing, characterisation didn't fit the book.
by jhsteel2006-09-20
5/10

"I am an unforgiving purist and my favourite version of Jane Eyre has to be the BBC version with Timothy Dalton playing Rochester as an attractive, witty, sensitive, firm and fascinating man. Edward Rochester is one of fiction's greatest romantic heroes and Ciaran Hinds played him as a selfish bully to whom I had difficulty believing Jane would have been attracted. There wasn't enough time to show the development of their friendship, so Jane's love appeared unconvincing. In fact, I felt that taken at face value, this Jane would only have loved this Rochester because she had no pr..."

💡 Did You Know?

Joanna Scanlan's debut.

📖 Synopsis

Jane Eyre, an orphan, is sent by her heartless Aunt Reed to a charity school. Later, when she becomes a governess at Thornfield Hall, she falls for the enigmatic Mr Rochester but discovers that the house holds a dark secret.