Jane Eyre is a novel that can translate well into film. (Check IMDb for the multiple versions available.) This version of Jane Eyre (1970) was directed by
Delbert Mann.
It stars George C. Scott as Edward Rochester, and Susannah York as Jane Eyre.
York does a very good job. It helps that she was British, so she didn't have to work on her accent. The biggest problem is that we have to accept the fact that she's "plain," when she was very beautiful.
George C. Scott was an excellent actor, but he was a U.S. actor through and through. He was great in Patton, but not great in Jane Eyre. I never could accept him in the role.
We saw the movie on the small screen, and it worked well enough. This version of Jane Eyre has an anemic IMDb rating of 6.5, which I think is about right. My suggestion--watch the 1943 Welles-Fontaine version, which is rated 7.6.
It stars George C. Scott as Edward Rochester, and Susannah York as Jane Eyre.
York does a very good job. It helps that she was British, so she didn't have to work on her accent. The biggest problem is that we have to accept the fact that she's "plain," when she was very beautiful.
George C. Scott was an excellent actor, but he was a U.S. actor through and through. He was great in Patton, but not great in Jane Eyre. I never could accept him in the role.
We saw the movie on the small screen, and it worked well enough. This version of Jane Eyre has an anemic IMDb rating of 6.5, which I think is about right. My suggestion--watch the 1943 Welles-Fontaine version, which is rated 7.6.