This TV production of 1970 starring Susannah York and George C. Scott is another proof of how difficult it is to adopt "Jane Eyre" to the screen, and how much can go wrong in doing so. It is true that the movie suffered in the transfer to DVD - some scenes which were complete in the original were shortened and so badly edited that there are striking continuity gaps and that even one crucial scene between Jane and Rochester starts in the middle of a sentence! But even if the editing were better, the film... more info
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All in all, a good version of the story (George C. Scott is a great Rochester). Unfortunately, the DVD quality is extremely poor.
absolutely great movie but poor dvd quality:
I saw this movie when i was a very young girl and still believe it is the best pairing of the characters of Mr. Rochester and Jane through the actors of George C. Scott and Susannah York!!! I have John Williams score on CD!! It is a very haunting film score!!! The DVD quality is very poor, colors are muddles and there are lines in certain parts of it!! However, I love the film and still have my VHS copy, so the 5.00 dollar price of the DVD is cheap and I do not feel like I have been cheated!! It would be... more info
Jane errored....:
As much as I am pleased I finally found George C. Scott's version of this novel/movie, I am so unhappy with the quality of editing and the horrendous film quality of this DVD! I find it hard to believe someone released it as it is! I saw the original version on TV years ago. I have never been able to forget it! The acting is first class, the music is to die for, (I have the LP for the sound track). But, after years of searching for a DVD of this TV movie, I was horror struck at how dark the scenes were, and... more info
