| Description |
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Cinema classics collection.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., Dolby Digital 2.0 mono. |
| Language |
In English (Dolby 2.0, Dolby mono.) with optional French (Dolby mono.) or Spanish (Dolby mono) soundtracks; Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf or hearing impaired; closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Orson Welles, Joan Fontaine, Margaret O'Brien, Peggy Ann Garner, John Sutton, Sara Allgood, Henry Daniell, Agnes Moorehead, Aubrey Mather, Edith Barrett, Barbara Everest, Hillary Brooke. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, George Barnes ; editor, Walter Thompson ; music, Bernard Herrmann ; costume designer, Rene Hubert ; production designer, William Pereira. |
| Note |
Based on the novel by Charlotte Brontë. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1944. |
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Special features: commentary by Joseph McBride (Orson Welles biographer) and Margaret O'Brien; commentary with film historians Nick Redman, Steven Smith, and Julie Kirgo; isolated score and f/x track; Locked in the tower : the men behind Jane Eyre featurette; Know your ally Britain (United States War Department film directed by Robert Stevenson); restoration comparison; theatrical trailer; production, storyboard and poster galleries. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
Jane comes to Thornfield Hall as a governess to the young ward of Edward Rochester. Denied love all her life, Jane can't help but be attracted to the intelligent, vibrant, energetic Mr. Rochester, a man twice her age. But just when Mr. Rochester seems to be returning the attention, he invites the beautiful and wealthy Blanche Ingram and her party to stay at his estates. Meanwhile, the secret of Thornfield Hall could ruin all their chances for happiness. |
| Subject |
Eyre, Jane (Fictitious character) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Governesses -- England -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Man-woman relationships -- England -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Aristocracy (Social class) -- England -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Working class women -- England -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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England -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Stevenson, Robert, 1905-1986.
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Goetz, William, 1903-1969.
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Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963.
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Houseman, John.
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Welles, Orson, 1915-1985.
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Fontaine, Joan, 1917-2013.
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O'Brien, Margaret, 1937-
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Garner, Peggy Ann.
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Sutton, John, 1908-1963.
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Allgood, Sara, 1883-1950.
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Daniell, Henry, 1894-1963.
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Moorehead, Agnes, 1906-1974.
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Mather, Aubrey, 1885-1958.
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Barrett, Edith, 1906-1977.
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Everest, Barbara, 1890-1968.
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Brooke, Hillary, 1914-1999.
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Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855.
Jane Eyre.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Added Title |
Jane Eyre (Motion picture : 1944)
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| Standard No. |
024543425748 |
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00024543425748 |
| Music No. |
2242574 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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