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Jane Eyre

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Jane Eyre (1944)

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Reviews Counted:9

Fresh:9

Rotten:0

Average Rating:7.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: A dark and stormy production of Charlottle Bronte's gothic novel, with Welles making arguably the best Rochester ever.

Starring: Joan Fontaine, Orson Welles, Margaret O'Brien, Elizabeth Taylor

Starring: Joan Fontaine, Orson Welles, Margaret O'Brien, Elizabeth Taylor, Hillary Brooke, Peggy Ann Garner, Henry Daniell, Sara Allgood, Agnes Moorehead, John Sutton

Director: Robert Stevenson

Director: Robert Stevenson
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Producer: William Goetz
Screenwriter: Aldous Huxley, Robert Stevenson

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

It's difficult to watch the film without considering aspects of authorship, but if you can, there's a very good film underneath.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 10 2007 10:03 PM

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Jeremiah Kipp

A well-constructed piece of studio work, with vivid black-and-white cinematography under matte painting skies that creates a turbulent, oppressive mood.

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John J. Puccio

...that this Jane Eyre is more Orson Welles's movie than co-star Joan Fontaine's or director Robert Stevenson's may be a blessing in disguise.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 26 2007 09:38 AM

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Bosley Crowther

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Emanuel Levy

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Michael Dequina

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Nell Minow

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Ken Hanke

Solid, unimaginative version of the book with great cast.

comment Comment | Sep., 23 2003 11:53 AM

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Carol Cling

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comment Comment | Aug., 29 2003 12:16 PM

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Jeffrey Westhoff

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