Storyline
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Edward Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?
Principal Cast
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
Media Information
DirectorRobert Stevenson
StatusReleased
Runtime97 min
Genres
DramaRomance
Release Date1943-12-24
LanguageEnglish
CountryUnited States of America
Production
20th Century Fox