Jane Eyre

Resource Information

The work Jane Eyre represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Evanston Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Jane Eyre

Statement of responsibility

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation ; screenplay by John Houseman, Aldous Huxley, Robert Stevenson ; directed by Robert Stevenson

Creator

• Jane Eyre (Motion picture : 1943)

Contributor

• Barrett, Edith, 1906-1977
• Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855
• Brooke, Hillary, 1914-1999
• Daniell, Henry, 1894-1963
• Everest, Barbara, 1890-1968
• Fontaine, Joan, 1917-2013
• Houseman, John, 1902-1988
• Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963
• Mather, Aubrey, 1885-1958
• Moorehead, Agnes, 1900-1974
• O'Brien, Margaret, 1937-
• Stevenson, Robert, 1905-1986
• Sutton, John, 1908-1963
• Welles, Orson, 1915-1985
• Allgood, Sara, 1883-1950

Subject

• Aristocracy (Social class) -- England -- Drama
• England -- Drama
• Eyre, Jane, (Fictitious character) -- Drama
• Feature films
• Film adaptations
• Governesses -- England -- Drama
• Man-woman relationships -- England -- Drama
• Melodramas (Motion pictures)
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Working class women -- England -- Drama

Genre

• Feature films
• Film adaptations
• Melodramas (Motion pictures)
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Drama

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

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

Member of

• Cinema classics collection

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, George Barnes ; editor, Walter Thompson ; music, Bernard Herrmann ; costume designer, Rene Hubert ; production designer, William Pereira

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

Not rated

Language note

English (Dolby 2.0, Dolby mono.), French (Dolby mono.) or Spanish (Dolby mono) dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; closed captioned

LC call number

PN1995.9.M45

LC item number

J364 2007

PerformerNote

Orson Welles, Joan Fontaine, Margaret O'Brien, John Sutton, Sara Allgood, Henry Daniell, Agnes Moorehead, Aubrey Mather, Edith Barrett, Barbara Everest, Hillary Brooke

Runtime

96

Series statement

Cinema classics collection

Target audience

general

Technique

live action