Jane Eyre
(DVD) 

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Published
Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2007].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. 
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Published
Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2007].
Language
English
UPC
024543425748

Notes

General Note
Based on the novel by Charlotte Brontë.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1944.
General Note
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.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, George Barnes ; editor, Walter Thompson ; music, Bernard Herrmann ; costume designer, Rene Hubert ; production designer, William Pereira.
Participants/Performers
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.
Description
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.
System Details
DVD, NTSC, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., Dolby Digital 2.0 mono.
Language
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.