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Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte's classic about an orphan girl who grows up to become a governess in a gloomy manor in Yorkshire, where she falls in love with the mysterious Edward Rochester.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Edward Rochester | Orson Welles |
| Jane Eyre | Joan Fontaine |
| Adele Varens | Margaret O'Brien |
| Brockelhurst | Henry Daniell |
| Jane Eyre as a Child | Peggy Ann Garner |
| Dr Rivers | John Sutton |
| Bessie | Sara Allgood |
| Colonel Dent | Aubrey Mather |
| Mrs Reed | Agnes Moorehead |
| Helen Burns | Elizabeth Taylor |
| Director | Robert Stevenson |
| Writer | Robert Stevenson |
| Writer | Aldous Huxley |
| Writer | John Houseman |
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