Jane Eyre (1996)

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The passionate tale of forbidden secrets!

After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Edward Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?

• Released: 1996-01-20
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 53m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 252 votes

Directed by Franco Zeffirelli.

Top cast

• William Hurt as Rochester
• Charlotte Gainsbourg as Jane Eyre
• Joan Plowright as Mrs. Fairfax
• Anna Paquin as Young Jane Eyre
• Geraldine Chaplin as Miss Scatcherd
• Billie Whitelaw as Grace Poole
• Maria Schneider as Bertha
• Elle Macpherson as Blanche Ingram
• Nic Knight as John Reed
• Nicola Howard as Eliza Reed

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Where to watch Jane Eyre

• United States: stream on fuboTV; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV, YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• Canada: rent on YouTube; buy on YouTube

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