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Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

1961TV Movie
Drama
6.7
IMDB Rating
25 votes

This live hour long show has Young Jane Eyre, fresh from the orphanage looking forward to her job as governess to a little girl at Thornfield Hall. Edward Rochester the cold forbidding master of Thornfield Hall brings on a terrify...

Director
Marc Daniels
Writers
Charlotte Brontë, Michael Dyne
Stars
Sally Ann Howes, Fritz Weaver, Barbara Robbins
Release Date
April 27, 1961
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 1
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Sally Ann Howes
Sally Ann Howes
as Jane Eyre
Fritz Weaver
Fritz Weaver
as Mason
Barbara Robbins
Barbara Robbins
as Mrs. Fairfax
Laurie Main
Laurie Main
as St. John Rivers
Zachary Scott
Zachary Scott
as Edward Rochester
Norah Howard
Norah Howard
as Grace Poole
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Angela Thornton
as Blanche Ingram
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George Turner
as Rev. Wood
Dina Paisner
Dina Paisner
as Bertha Rochester
Leslye Hunter
Leslye Hunter
as Adele

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Production
CBS

🏷️ Keywords

live broadcastbased on novel

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Taken for what it is ...
by skinnybert2025-08-31
7/10

"... a surprisingly good production, for what it is -- or at least, what it claims to be: a live, one-hour TV production. The variety of camera angles and costumes seems to belie that, and the credits do say that some portions are pre-recorded, so -- whatever: let's just take it for what it is. Being only 52 minutes, we're not getting the full novel, which is just as well. And we certainly aren't getting any location shots. What we do get is some fairly good casting, played out over some fairly decent (if stagey) sets. Camera cuts are sensible and effective, music cues likewise,..."

📖 Synopsis

This live hour long show has Young Jane Eyre, fresh from the orphanage looking forward to her job as governess to a little girl at Thornfield Hall. Edward Rochester the cold forbidding master of Thornfield Hall brings on a terrify...