Jane Eyre (1944) Orson Welles, Joan Fontaine in Charlotte Bronte’s Classic tale of love

Jane Eyre 1944 (DVD) Black and white Shown in original aspect ratio (4:3) With optional English subtitles. Approx. 97 min. Playable in North America – the US, Canada, Mexico, etc. Starring: 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. Written by Aldous Huxley, Robert Stevenson, John Houseman, Ketti Frings, Henry Koster based on the novel “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Brontë. Music by Bernard Herrmann. Cinematography by George Barnes. Directed by Robert Stevenson Orson Welles stars as Edward Rochester, the brooding employer of governess Jane Eyre in this adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's novel. Young Jane slowly frees Edward from his self-imposed prison, but his troubled past stands in the way of their love. Jane Eyre: “My name is Jane Eyre... I was born in 1820, a harsh time of change in England. Money and position seemed all that mattered. Charity was