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Jane Eyre / Twentieth Century-Fox presents ; William Goetz in charge of production ; screen play by Aldous Huxley, Robert Stevenson, and John Houseman ; directed by Robert Stevenson.
LIBRA DVD 018 470
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855. Jane Eyre, author.
- Series:
- Cinema classics collection
- Language:
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855--Film adaptations.
- Brontë, Charlotte.
- Eyre, Jane (Fictitious character)--Drama.
- Eyre, Jane.
- Eyre, Jane (Fictitious character).
- Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855.
- Working class women.
- Aristocracy (Social class).
- Man-woman relationships.
- Governesses.
- England.
- Governesses--England--Drama.
- Man-woman relationships--England--Drama.
- Aristocracy (Social class)--England--Drama.
- Working class women--England--Drama.
- England--Drama.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Film adaptations.
- Feature films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- monochrome
- Edition:
- Fullscreen.
- Place of Publication:
- Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2007]
- Language Note:
- In English (Dolby 2.0, Dolby mono.), French (Dolby mono.) or Spanish (Dolby mono) soundtracks with optional English and Spanish subtitles.
- Closed-captioned in English.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., Dolby Digital 2.0 mono.
- digital
- optical
- mixed
- Dolby digital 2.0
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- 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.
- Participant:
- 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.
- Notes:
- (1.33:1) aspect ratio.
- Based on the novel by Charlotte Brontë.
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 1944.
- 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.
- OCLC:
- 82551746
- Publisher Number:
- 024543425748
- 2242574 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
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