Adaptations
There have been numerous adaptations and related works inspired by Jane Eyre .
A 2009 Washington Post article (reviewing a novel about Charlotte Brontë's writing of this novel) credited Orson Welles, Timothy Dalton, and William Hurt as having the most memorable performances of Mr. Rochester. This refers to the two best-known of the three English-language theatrical films and the 1983 television mini-series which is the longest adaptation at 5 and 1/2 hours.
Television adaptations easily available on home video include the 1970 version with George C. Scott (released as a movie in Europe), the 1973 and 1983 BBC mini-series, and recent adaptations with Samantha Morton (1997) the four-hour 2006 BBC mini-series, and the 2012 HBO production.
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