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Jane Eyre

Synopsis

In a bold new feature version of Jane Eyre, director Cary Fukunaga and screenwriter Moira Buffini infuse a contemporary immediacy into Charlotte Brontë’s timeless, classic story.

Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender star in the iconic lead roles of the romantic drama, the heroine of which continues to inspire new generations of devoted readers and viewers.
 
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Details

Year
2011
Type of project
Features
Running time
120 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Producer
Alison Owen, Paul Trijbits
Co-Producer
Mairi Bett, Faye Ward
Executive Producer
Christine Langan, Peter Hampden
Editor
Melanie Ann Oliver
Screenwriter
Moira Buffini
Director of Photography
Adriano Goldman
Production Designer
Will Hughes-Jones
Sound
Peter Lindsay
Composer
Dario Marianelli
Principal cast
Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Jamie Bell, Judi Dench
Costume Designer
Michael O'Connor
Make-Up and Hair Designer
Daniel Phillips
Casting Director
Nina Gold

Genre

Literary Adaptation Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Ruby Films

26 Lloyd Baker Street
London
WC1X 9AW
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7833 9990
Fax: +44 (0)20 7837 5862

Sales Company

Focus Features International

4th Floor
Oxford House
76 Oxford Street
London
W1D 1BS
UK
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7307 1330
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7307 1348

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