Silent Films
Jane Eyre - 1910
Starring Irma Taylor (Jane), Marie Eline (Young Jane), and Frank Hall Crane (Rochester) |
Woman and Wife - 1918
Adapted by Paul West, directed by Edward José, starring Alice Brady Plot Summary "As described in a film magazine,[3] Jane Eyre (Brady) is sent to an orphan's home by her domineering aunt, and is expelled from that institution after she slaps the superintendent's face for trying to embrace her. She secures a position in the Rochester home as a governess for their only child. The lonesome Edward Rochester, believing his wife dead, proposes to Jane. His wife's brother appears, bringing along his demented sister, who is Edward's wife. He hides her in a room, and while the household is asleep the demented woman escapes and stabs Edward. Upon his recovery, the wedding proceeds, and at its height Edward's demented wife escapes from her room and interrupts the ceremony. Pursued by servants, she throws herself into a pool and drowns." - Wikipedia |
TV Shows
1956: Jane Eyre, a BBC series starring Stanley Baker and Daphne Slater
1978: Telenovela – Ardiente secreto (English: The Impassioned Secret), a 20-part serial novel broadcast in Mexico[46] 2007: Kula Kumariya, a Sri Lankan teledrama screened on Swarnavahini, directed by Bermin Lylie Fernando, starring Ravindra Randeniya (Mr. Edward Daraniyagala) and Anarkali Akarsha (Suwimali)[52] |
Radio
Once radio plays started in the 1920s they started adapting Jane Eyre. The earliest we could find was 1931 and most recently a 2020 adaptions in French.
Fun Fact - Orson Welles played Rochester in four radio plays of Jane Eyre - 1938, 1940, 1944, 1946 and was a producer of even more plays for his radio show. |
Other Films
The Man I Love - 1962
from Egypt, directed by Hussein Hilmy El Mohandes and starring Magda al Sabahi and Yehia Chahine El Secreto (English: "The Secret") - 1963 Released in Mexico Bedi Bandavalu - 1968 Indian Kannada-language film adaptation directed by C. Srinivasan, starring Chandrakala and Kalyan Kumar in the lead roles. |
(Below) The Man I Love, Egypt - 1962
|