Devotion (1946)
It tells ALL about those Brontë sisters!...They didn't dare call it love- they tried to call it Devotion
1946 · Movie · 1 h 47 min NR
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United States
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Synopsis
In Victorian England, literary siblings Emily and Charlotte Brontë vie for the affection of the Rev. Arthur Nicholls. Along with their sister Anne, Emily and Charlotte also try to help their tormented brother Branwell, a gifted artist whose life is being destroyed by alcohol.
Devotion is a movie released in 1946. Directed by Curtis Bernhardt. Starring Ida Lupino, Paul Henreid and Olivia de Havilland.
Cast
Ida LupinoEmily Brontë
Paul HenreidRev. Arthur Nicholls
Olivia de HavillandCharlotte Brontë
Sydney GreenstreetWilliam Makepeace Thackeray
Nancy ColemanAnne Brontë
Arthur KennedyBranwell Brontë
May WhittyLady Thornton
Victor FrancenConstantin Heger
Montagu LoveRev. Brontë
Ethel GriffiesAunt Elizabeth BranwellHHartney J. ArthurMan (uncredited)
Billy BevanMr. Ames (uncredited)Technical details
Release
- Release date
- 5 April 1946
- Runtime
- 1 h 47 min
- Age rating
- NR United States
Crew
- Directed by
- Curtis Bernhardt
- Written by
- Keith Winter, Theodore Reeves
- Music
- Erich Wolfgang Korngold
- Cinematography
- Ernest Haller
- Editing
- Rudi Fehr
Origin and production
- Also known as
- La Vie passionnée des soeurs Brontë (France)
- Original language
- English
- Country of origin
- United States
- Production company
- Warner Bros. Pictures
