"Jane Eyre" is a 1949 American television play adapting the novel "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte. It aired as an episode of "Studio One" and starred Charlton Heston as Rochester.
Premise.
A woman, Jane Eyre, goes to work as a governess at Thornfield Hall, run by the mysterious Rochester.
Production.
It was Heston's sixth appearance for "Studio One". He had previously made "Of Human Bondage" for the show; like that, this was adapted by Sumner Locke Elliott.
Reception.
The episode was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner whose biographer wrote "From the start of the show to its end, [producer Worthington] Miner's influence is apparent: Schaffner's camera is constantly on the move; in a few years he would be known for his long and graceful tracking shots. Oddly enough, none of the other networks used a moving camera to any extent." 
The "Independent" called it "moving and well integrated."
Producer Hal Wallis was so impressed by Charlton Heston's performance he offered him a contract and put Heston in "Dark City".
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