United States / Apr 05, 1946 / New York City, New York
It tells ALL about those Brontë sisters!...They didn't dare call it love- they tried to call it Devotion
1h 47min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Victor Francen | Constantin Heger |
| Montagu Love | Rev. Brontë |
| Ethel Griffies | Aunt Elizabeth Branwell |
| Hartney J. Arthur | Man (uncredited) |
| Billy Bevan | Mr. Ames (uncredited) |
| Edmund Breon | Sir John Thornton (uncredited) |
| Tanis Chandler | French Student (uncredited) |
| Micheline Cheirel | Mademoiselle Blanche (uncredited) |
| Wallis Clark | Mr. George Smith (uncredited) |
| David Clyde | Land Agent (uncredited) |
| Harry Cording | Coachman with Frightened Horses (uncredited) |
| Howard Davies | Englishman (uncredited) |
| Frank Dawson | Club Member (uncredited) |
| Marie De Becker | Tabby (uncredited) |
| Elspeth Dudgeon | Elderly Reader of "Jane Eyre" (uncredited) |
| Forrester Harvey | Hoggs (uncredited) |
| P.J. Kelly | Shepherd (uncredited) |
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| Crauford Kent | Club Member (uncredited) |
| Sonia Lefkova | Marie (uncredited) |
| Elayne Lima | French Student (uncredited) |
| Doris Lloyd | Mrs. Ingraham (uncredited) |
| Rita Lupino | Giselle (uncredited) |
| Eily Malyon | Mrs. Thornton's Friend at the Ball (uncredited) |
| John Meredith | Ted (uncredited) |
| Odette Myrtil | Mademoiselle Heger (uncredited) |
| Edgar Norton | Club Member (uncredited) |
| Sylvia Opert | French Student (uncredited) |
| Hilda Plowright | Elderly Woman (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Sayre | Guest at Thornton's Ball (uncredited) |
| Irina Semochenko | French Student (uncredited) |
| Violet Seton | Mrs. Crump (uncredited) |
| Reginald Sheffield | Charles Dickens (uncredited) |
| Yorke Sherwood | Man (uncredited) |
| Geoffrey Steele | Man (uncredited) |
| Donald Stuart | Mr. Tripp (uncredited) |
| David Thursby | Farmer (uncredited) |
| Leo White | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Florence Wix | Englishwoman (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Devotion |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Español |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date | 5 aprile 1946 |
| Executive producer | Jack L. Warner |
| Production | Robert Buckner |
| Writer | Theodore Reeves, Keith Winter |
| Editing | Rudi Fehr, Don Siegel, James Leicester |
| Cinematography | Ernest Haller |
| Assistant directors | Jesse Hibbs, Curtis Bernhardt |
| Camera operators | Ernest Haller |
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| Additional photography | Ernest Haller |
| Production design | Robert M. Haas, Casey Roberts |
| Art direction | Robert M. Haas, Casey Roberts |
| Set decoration | Casey Roberts, Robert M. Haas |
| Special effects | John Holden, Jack Oakie, Rex Wimpy |
| Music | Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Simon Bucharoff, Leonid Raab, Hugo Friedhofer, Bernhard Kaun, Ernst Toch, Milan Roder, Leo F. Forbstein, Stanley Jones |
| Sound | Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Simon Bucharoff, Leonid Raab, Hugo Friedhofer, Bernhard Kaun, Ernst Toch, Milan Roder, Leo F. Forbstein, Stanley Jones |
| Costume design | Milo Anderson, Perc Westmore |
| Makeup | Perc Westmore, Milo Anderson |
| Hairstyling | Milo Anderson, Perc Westmore |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
United States / Apr 20, 1946 / NR
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