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 the school. Her advertisement is answered by the housekeeper of Thornfield Hall, Mrs. Fairfax.

• Miramax
• Cineritino S.r.L.
• William Hurt
• Charlotte Gainsbourg
• Joan Plowright
• Anna Paquin
• Geraldine Chaplin
• Billie Whitelaw
• Maria Schneider
• Elle Macpherson