Jane Eyre (1997) (TV)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Robert Young

Writers:

Charlotte Brontë (novel) and
Richard Hawley (writer)
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Release Date:

19 October 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Charlotte Bronte's classic novel is filmed yet again. The story of the Yorkshire orphan who becomes...

Plot Keywords:

Orphan | French | Governess | Gentleman | Clergyman

Cast

Deborah Findlay	...	Mrs. Reed
Laura Harling	...	Young Jane
Joanna Scanlan	...	Bessie
Ben Sowden	...	John Reed
Barbara Keogh	...	Miss Abbot
David Gant	...	Mr. Brocklehurst
Emily Joyce	...	Miss Temple
Gemma Eglinton	...	Helen Burns
Ruth Mitchell	...	Miss Scatchered
Dominique Belcourt	...	Anna
Samantha Morton	...	Jane Eyre
Gemma Jones	...	Mrs. Fairfax
Timia Berthome	...	Adele (as Timia Berthomé)
Hermione Gulliford	...	Sophie
Ciarán Hinds	...	Edward Rochester (as Ciaran Hinds)
Abigail Cruttenden	...	Blanche Ingram
Richenda Carey	...	Lady Ingram
Richard Hawley	...	Richard Mason
Val McLane	...	Grace Poole
Kay Mellor	...	Mrs. Cooper
Sophie Reissner	...	Bertha Rochester
Peter Wight	...	Clergyman
Rupert Penry-Jones	...	St John Rivers
Elizabeth Garvie	...	Diana Rivers
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yvonne Francas	...	Leah (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert Young

Writing credits
Charlotte Brontë		(novel)
Richard Hawley		writer
Kay Mellor		writer
Peter Wright		writer

Produced by
Greg Brenman	....	producer
Delia Fine	....	executive producer: A&E Television Networks
Sally Head	....	executive producer
Hugh Warren	....	line producer

Original Music by
Richard Harvey

Cinematography by
John McGlashan

Film Editing by
Anthony Ham

Casting by
Janey Fothergill

Production Design by
Stephen Fineren

Art Direction by
John Hill

Costume Design by
Susannah Buxton

Makeup Department
Elaine Davies	....	makeup assistant
Jan Sewell	....	hair designer
Jan Sewell	....	makeup designer
Sian Turner	....	makeup assistant

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Howard Arundel	....	first assistant director
Julie Davis	....	second assistant director
Barrie McCulloch	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Mark Collisson	....	construction manager
Danny Euston	....	props master
Patrick Rolfe	....	assistant art director
Mike Smith	....	production buyer

Sound Department
Tim Alban	....	dubbing mixer
Simon Gershon	....	dubbing editor
Mervyn Moore	....	boom operator
Alan O'Duffy	....	sound recordist

Special Effects by
Evan Green-Hughes	....	supervisor

Stunts
Andy Bradford	....	stunt coordinator
Peter Miles	....	stunt performer
Dinny Powell	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Archie Dawson	....	best boy
Paul Evemy	....	gaffer
Liam Murphy	....	focus puller
John Rake	....	grip
Tamara Tracz	....	clapper loader

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Liza Bracey	....	wardrobe assistant
Lee Clayton	....	costume cutter
Lee Clayton	....	tailor
Dan Grace	....	wardrobe assistant
Tessa Murray	....	costume assistant

Other crew
Gwenda Bagshaw	....	script executive
Roanna Benn	....	script editor
Sanne Craddick	....	production coordinator
Steve Dent	....	horse master
Josh Dynevor	....	location manager
Alan John	....	production accountant
Alison Lang	....	production secretary
Julia Richards	....	script supervisor
Jane Soans	....	location manager

Production Companies

• A&E Television Networks
• London Weekend Television (LWT)

Distributors

• Sandrew Film & Teater (1997) (Sweden) (VHS)
• Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) (1997) (Sweden) (VHS)
• A&E Television Networks

Other Companies

• Tru-Cut  negative cutting

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:K-8 (video premiere) | Germany:6 | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Knebworth House, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company:

A&E Television Networks

Movie Connections:

Version of Jane Eyre (1910)

Soundtrack:

We Plow the Fields

The most romantic film I've ever seen.

After I finished watching this film, I rewound it and watched it again. It is totally captivating. For me to really enjoy a book or a film, I have to like the characters, and I love the characters in "Jane Eyre." Samantha Morton is the perfect Jane: reserved, but not stiff. Ciaran Hinds as the gruff but passionate Mr. Rochester brings this (dare I say) "melodramatic" character to Earth. And the scenery...!!! I recently read the novel and found that they tweaked the story a bit, but captured its essence precisely - purists won't be disappointed. I only wish they'd made a 5-hour mini-series out of it!