Directed by:
Robert StevensonScreenplay:
Aldous HuxleyCinematography:
George BarnesComposer:
Bernard HerrmannCast:
Orson Welles, Joan Fontaine, Margaret O'Brien, John Sutton, Peggy Ann Garner, Sara Allgood, Henry Daniell, Agnes Moorehead, Aubrey Mather, Hillary Brooke (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Jane Eyre secures a job as governess to the child (Margaret O'Brien) of the troubled Edward Rochester, sire of Thornfield, a mysterious English manor. When she hears strange cries and noises from a distant wing, her inquiries are rebuffed. As time goes on, Jane and her master fall in love and decide to marry. But their halted when a visitor suddenly reveals the shocking secret that Rochester has kept for years. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Orson Welles](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267527_357cbf.jpg)
Orson Welles
USA
Best movies:
Shogun (1980) (series) - narrator
Waterloo (1970)
Citizen Kane (1941)
![Joan Fontaine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/348/164348349_38905f.jpg)
Joan Fontaine
Japan
Best movies:
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
Rebecca (1940)
Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
![Margaret O'Brien](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/056/165056000_b93e02.png)
Margaret O'Brien
USA
Best movies:
Madame Curie (1943)
Little Women (1949)
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
![John Sutton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/507/507419_dbdc2a.jpg)
John Sutton
Best movies:
The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
The Dawn Patrol (1938)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
![Peggy Ann Garner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/051/471/51471366_8a93f3.jpg)
Peggy Ann Garner
USA
Best movies:
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
A Wedding (1978)
![Sara Allgood](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505319_ce2b53.jpg)
Sara Allgood
Ireland
Best movies:
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Blackmail (1929)
![Henry Daniell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/051/471/51471372_44619c.jpg)
Henry Daniell
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Song of Love (1947)
The Great Dictator (1940)
![Agnes Moorehead](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267529_9ee2bd.jpg)
Agnes Moorehead
USA
Best movies:
Citizen Kane (1941)
Caged (1950)
The Stratton Story (1949)
![Aubrey Mather](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/913/160913196_5108c2.jpg)
Aubrey Mather
UK
Best movies:
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
![Hillary Brooke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/901/157901331_206df5.jpg)
Hillary Brooke
USA
Best movies:
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
![Charles Irwin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/004/158004149_d11696.jpg)
Charles Irwin
Ireland
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
Alec Craig
UK
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Gaslight (1944)
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
![Elizabeth Taylor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/678/161678631_c7381f.jpg)
Elizabeth Taylor
UK
Best movies:
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert (1992) (concert)
The Simpsons: Greatest Hits (1999) (video compilation)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
![Erskine Sanford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/127/186/127186533_fd346e.jpg)
Erskine Sanford
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
![Mae Marsh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279680_87e7fa.jpg)
Mae Marsh
USA
Best movies:
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages (1916)
![Brandon Hurst](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/445/159445116_d4652c.jpg)
Brandon Hurst
UK
Best movies:
He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
Scarface (1932)
The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
![Frederick Worlock](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000204_dc8330.gif)
Frederick Worlock
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Spartacus (1960)
Madame Curie (1943)
![Ethel Griffies](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000334_f7aede.jpg)
Ethel Griffies
UK
Best movies:
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
![John Abbott](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/789/159789778_35b3b8.jpg)
John Abbott
UK
Best movies:
The Jungle Book (1967)
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
![Betta St. John](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/922/159922956_e13ee1.jpg)
Betta St. John
USA
Best movies:
Destry Rides Again (1939)
The City of the Dead (1960)
Jane Eyre (1943)