EVERY Brontë adaptation
by Basilesque | created - 21 Apr 2011 | updated - 21 Apr 2011 | PublicEvery adaptation of the Brontë sisters' works that is available to watch today - as well as a couple of notable exceptions - or rather, glaring omissions.
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1. Jane Eyre (1934)
Approved | 62 min | Drama, Romance
A meek governess and her mysterious employer strike up a romantic relationship.
Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: Virginia Bruce, Colin Clive, Beryl Mercer, David Torrence
Votes: 433
2. Jane Eyre (1943)
Approved | 97 min | Drama, Romance
After a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house, to care for his young daughter.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Orson Welles, Joan Fontaine, Margaret O'Brien, Peggy Ann Garner
Votes: 9,493 | Gross: $3.82M
3. Jane Eyre (1970 TV Movie)
G | 110 min | Drama
Jane Eyre is an orphan, sent to Lowood school, and eventually becomes a governess at Thornfield hall to a girl named Adele. While she is there, many strange things happen and eventually she... See full summary »
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: George C. Scott, Susannah York, Ian Bannen, Rachel Kempson
Votes: 1,180
4. Jane Eyre (1973)
275 min | Drama, Romance
After a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house, to care for his young daughter.
Stars: Sorcha Cusack, Michael Jayston, Megs Jenkins, Hazel Clyne
Votes: 503
5. Jane Eyre (1983)
TV-PG | 28 min | Drama, Romance
A young governess falls in love with her mysterious employer, but a terrible secret puts their happiness at risk.
Stars: Zelah Clarke, Timothy Dalton, Carol Gillies, James Marcus
Votes: 3,687
6. Jane Eyre (1996)
PG | 112 min | Drama, Romance
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 ... See full summary »
Director: Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: William Hurt, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Anna Paquin, Nic Knight
Votes: 10,205 | Gross: $5.20M
7. Jane Eyre (1997 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama, Romance
After placing an ad for employment as a governess, Jane Eyre (Samantha Morton) journeys to Thornfield Hall to inquire about a possible position. She is hired by the housekeeper, Mrs. ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Young | Stars: Deborah Findlay, Laura Harling, Joanna Scanlan, Ben Sowden
Votes: 3,286
8. Jane Eyre (2006)
TV-PG | 58 min | Drama, Romance
A young governess falls in love with her brooding and complex master. However, his dark past may destroy their relationship forever.
Stars: Ruth Wilson, Toby Stephens, Lorraine Ashbourne, Aidan McArdle
Votes: 22,367
9. Jane Eyre (2011)
PG-13 | 120 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A mousy governess who softens the heart of her employer soon discovers that he's hiding a terrible secret.
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Jamie Bell, Su Elliot
Votes: 93,028 | Gross: $11.24M
10. Wuthering Heights (1939)
Passed | 104 min | Drama, Romance
A servant in the house of Wuthering Heights tells a traveler the unfortunate tale of lovers Cathy and Heathcliff.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, David Niven, Flora Robson
Votes: 19,766 | Gross: $0.76M
11. Wuthering Heights (1954)
91 min | Drama, Romance
A partial retelling of Wuthering Heights in 19th century Mexico.
Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Irasema Dilián, Jorge Mistral, Lilia Prado, Ernesto Alonso
Votes: 1,376
Mexican adaptation of Wuthering Heights. . .
12. Wuthering Heights (1967)
50 min | Drama, History, Romance
Emily Bronte's classic story of destructive passion and immortal love.
Stars: Ian McShane, Angela Scoular, John Garrie, Anne Stallybrass
Votes: 92
13. Wuthering Heights (1970)
G | 104 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Doomed lovers Catherine and Heathcliff are torn apart by their own selfishness and hate.
Director: Robert Fuest | Stars: Anna Calder-Marshall, Timothy Dalton, Harry Andrews, Pamela Brown
Votes: 2,124
14. Wuthering Heights (1978)
300 min | Drama
An eternally romantic love story between Heathcliff and Catherine.
Stars: Ken Hutchison, Brian Wilde, Pat Heywood, John Duttine
Votes: 178
15. Wuthering Heights (1985)
Not Rated | 130 min | Drama, Romance, Mystery
Mistreated foundling Heathcliff and his stepsister Catherine fall in love, but when she marries a wealthy man, he becomes obsessed with getting revenge, even well into the next generation.
Director: Jacques Rivette | Stars: Fabienne Babe, Lucas Belvaux, Sandra Montaigu, Alice de Poncheville
Votes: 401 | Gross: $0.62M
Jaque Rivette adaptation of Wuthering Heights.
16. Wuthering Heights (1988)
143 min | Drama
A retelling of Emily Bronte's tale of vengeance and obsessive love, set in medieval Japan.
Director: Yoshishige Yoshida | Stars: Yûsaku Matsuda, Yûko Tanaka, Tatsuo Nadaka, Eri Ishida
Votes: 292
Japanese retelling of Wuthering Heights.
17. Wuthering Heights (1992)
PG | 105 min | Drama, History, Romance
A man becomes obsessed with vengeance when his soul mate marries another man.
Director: Peter Kosminsky | Stars: Juliette Binoche, Ralph Fiennes, Janet McTeer, Sophie Ward
Votes: 14,347
18. Wuthering Heights (1998 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama, Romance
Mistreated foundling Heathcliff and his stepsister Catherine fall in love, but when she marries a wealthy man, he becomes obsessed with getting revenge, even well into the next generation.
Director: David Skynner | Stars: Robert Cavanah, Peter Davison, Orla Brady, Tom Georgeson
Votes: 1,051
19. Sparkhouse (2002– )
180 min | Drama, Romance
The relationship between childhood sweethearts, a farmer's daughter and boy from a rich family, turns tumultuous in this modern interpretation of Wuthering Heights
Stars: Sarah Smart, Joe McFadden, Alun Armstrong, Nicholas Farrell
Votes: 703
Modern retelling of Wuthering Heights.
20. Wuthering Heights (2003 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 90 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Two lovers engage in a passionate but thwarted romance in this modern adaptation of the classic novel.
Director: Suri Krishnamma | Stars: Erika Christensen, Mike Vogel, Christopher Masterson, Johnny Whitworth
Votes: 1,129
MTV "adaptation" of Wuthering Heights. . .
21. Wuthering Heights (2009)
TV-PG | 71 min | Drama, Romance
Foundling Heathcliff is raised by the wealthy Earnshaws in Yorkshire but in later life launches a vendetta against the family.
Stars: Tom Hardy, Charlotte Riley, Andrew Lincoln, Sarah Lancashire
Votes: 9,834
22. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1996)
53 min | Drama
An adaptation of Anne Bronte's novel; a young widow takes her son and moves to Yorkshire.
Stars: Toby Stephens, Tara Fitzgerald, Rupert Graves, Sarah Badel
Votes: 3,010
The sole screen adaptation of Anne Brontë's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.
Anne wrote one other book: Agnes Grey, a vastly under-appreciated little classic, of which no film version has ever been made. A good film or television adaptation of Agnes Grey would be greatly appreciated by Brontë fans and period drama fans worldwide.
23. Villette (1970– )
45 min | Drama
A younger English woman who finds herself without any prospects travels to the continent on a bold journey. She finds a home in a girls school where she becomes a teacher. Romance and intrigue ensue.
Stars: Judy Parfitt, Peter Jeffrey, Mona Bruce, Bryan Marshall
Votes: 11
Not available on DVD.
Forget Jane Eyre, THIS is Charlotte Brontë's masterpiece. And this obscure BBC production, not available to watch in any form, is the only attempt ever made at bringing it to the screen.
Shame on you, Auntie Beeb. Shame.
24. Shirley (1922)
Drama
Workmen wound a mill-owner when he installs machinery.
Director: A.V. Bramble | Stars: Carlotta Breese, Clive Brook, Harvey Braban, Joe Nightingale
Not available on DVD.
Charlotte Brontë's third novel. Methinks a new screen adaptation is long overdue.
The only remaining Brontë book that hasn't yet been mentioned in this list is Charlotte Brontë's The Professor, of which no film adaptation has ever been made.
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