| William Hurt | Rochester |
| Charlotte Gainsbourg | Jane Eyre |
| Joan Plowright | Mrs. Fairfax |
| Anna Paquin | Young Jane |
| Geraldine Chaplin | Miss Scatcherd |
| Billie Whitelaw | Grace Poole |
| Maria Schneider | Bertha |
| Fiona Shaw | Mrs. Reed |
| Elle Macpherson | Blanche Ingram |
| John Wood | Mr. Brocklehurst |
| Amanda Root | Miss Temple |
| Josephine Serre | Adele |
Charlotte Bronte's gothic heroine loves her moody employer, who keeps a dark secret hidden from her.
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