Woman and Wife is a movie directed by Edward José in 1918 and based on the book Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, first published in 1847. The movie features Alice Brady, Elliott Dexter, Helen Greene, Helen Lindroth, Victor Benoit, Leonora Morgan, and others.
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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
1918
Minutes
50
Movie Rate
5.00
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 Hugo Ballin
Movie by Christy Cabanne
Movie by Robert Stevenson
Movie by Delbert Mann
TV Mini-Series by Joan Craft
TV Mini-Series by Julian Amyes
Movie by Franco Zeffirelli
Movie by Robert Young
TV Mini-Series by Susanna White
Movie by Cary Joji Fukunaga
User polls & recommendations
“The movie is the movie, and the book is the book. They're different critters, and each must stand on their own merits.”
FRANK PERETTI (Writer)
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