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59% Critic Match
Devotion
“It tells ALL about those Brontë sisters!...They didn't dare call it love- they tried to call it Devotion”
5.9 / 10• 1946• 1h 47m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
In Victorian England, literary siblings Emily and Charlotte Brontë vie for the affection of the Rev. Arthur Nicholls. Along with their sister Anne, Emily and Charlotte also try to help their tormented brother Branwell, a gifted artist whose life is being destroyed by alcohol.
Cast & Crew
Ida Lupino
Emily Brontë
Lead
Paul Henreid
Rev. Arthur Nicholls
Olivia de Havilland
Charlotte Brontë
Sydney Greenstreet
William Makepeace Thackeray
Nancy Coleman
Anne Brontë
Arthur Kennedy
Branwell Brontë
May Whitty
Lady Thornton
Victor Francen
Constantin Heger
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Curtis Bernhardt's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Devotion is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
