Jane Eyre is a TV mini-series directed by Julian Amyes in 1983 and based on the book of the same name by Charlotte Brontë, first published in 1847. The TV series features Zelah Clarke, Timothy Dalton, Carol Gillies, James Marcus, Shady, Jean Harvey, and others.
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“The TV series is better than the book”
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Storyline
Jane Eyre is an orphan cast out as a young girl by her aunt, Mrs. Reed, and sent to be raised in a harsh charity school for girls. There she learns to become a teacher and eventually seeks employment outside of the school. Her advertisement is answered by the housekeeper of Thornfield Hall, Mrs. Fairfax.
Movie vs Book
Year
1983
Minutes
239
Movie Rate
8.10
Source: IMDb
Year
1847
Pages
590
Book Rate
8.26
S: Goodreads
Book
Jane Eyre
Author: Charlotte Brontë
Country: UK
First published in: 1847
Length: 590 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Edward José
Movie by Hugo Ballin
Movie by Christy Cabanne
Movie by Robert Stevenson
Movie by Delbert Mann
TV Mini-Series by Joan Craft
Movie by Franco Zeffirelli
Movie by Robert Young
TV Mini-Series by Susanna White
Movie by Cary Joji Fukunaga
User polls & recommendations
“I had to read Mario Puzo's book several times, concentrated and focused, and research on the Mafia to get an idea of the kind of film that could be created.”
FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA (Filmmaker)
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