Literary Classics DVD

Today, September 7, arrives in US shops Literary Classics, a DVD collection edited by Twentieth Century Fox and MGM Home Entertainment which includes Jane Eyre 1944:

Stellar Films Arrive September 7, Featuring Removable Bookmarks

Some of the greatest works of literature come alive in the new Literary Classics DVD collection, arriving on September 7, 2010 from Twentieth Century Fox and MGM Home Entertainment.

The Literary Classics collection includes the following 15 films from the Fox and MGM libraries: Much Ado About Nothing, Moby Dick, Of Mice and Men, Jane Eyre, Lord of the Flies, The Lion In Winter, Inherit the Wind, Les Miserables, Anna Karenina, How Green Was My Valley, Journey To the Center of the Earth, Henry V, The Grapes of Wrath, Richard III and The Children’s Hour. Each DVD in the collection includes a removable bookmark that incorporates artwork and a quote from the respective film.

Ranging from classic love stories to epic dramas, the films in the collection feature legendary actors and actresses such as Henry Fonda (Grapes of Wrath), Gregory Peck (Moby Dick), Orson Welles (Jane Eyre), Peter O’Toole (The Lion In Winter), Spencer Tracy (Inherit The Wind), Anthony Hopkins (The Lion in Winter), Audrey Hepburn (The Children’s Hour), Joan Fontaine (Jane Eyre) and Shirley MacLaine (The Children’s Hour). The collection also includes Oscar® winning performances from Katharine Hepburn (The Lion In Winter; Best Actress) and Jane Darwell (The Grapes of Wrath; Best Supporting Actress). Each film in the Literary Classics collection will be available on DVD for the suggested retail price of $14.98 to $19.98 U.S./ $15.98 Canada.

Jane Eyre (1943) (Catalog # 2269582)
Jane Eyre (Joan Fontaine) secures a job as governess to the child (Margaret O'Brien) of the troubled Edward Rochester (Orson Welles), sire of Thornfield, a mysterious English manor. When she hears strange cries and noises from a distant wing, her inquiries are rebuffed. As time goes on, Jane and her master fall in love and decide to marry. But their plans are halted when a visitor suddenly reveals the shocking secret that Rochester has kept for years.

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