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Jane Eyre
“The passionate tale of forbidden secrets!”
6.9 / 10• 1996• 1h 53m•PG• English
DramaRomance
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?
Cast & Crew
William Hurt
Rochester
Lead
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Jane Eyre
Joan Plowright
Mrs. Fairfax
Anna Paquin
Young Jane Eyre
Geraldine Chaplin
Miss Scatcherd
Billie Whitelaw
Grace Poole
Maria Schneider
Bertha
Elle Macpherson
Blanche Ingram
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Franco Zeffirelli's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Jane Eyre is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
