Devotion
It tells ALL about those Brontë sisters!...They didn't dare call it love- they tried to call it Devotion
1946 · 1h 47m · APPROVED
Drama
Directed by
Curtis Bernhardt
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Curtis Bernhardt Director
- Ida Lupino as Emily Bronte
- Paul Henreid as Rev. Arthur Nicholls
- Olivia de Havilland as Charlotte Bronte
- Sydney Greenstreet as William Makepeace Thackeray
- Nancy Coleman as Anne Bronte
- Arthur Kennedy as Branwell Bronte
- May Whitty as Lady Thornton
- Victor Francen as Constantin Heger
- Montagu Love as Rev. Bronte
- Ethel Griffies as Aunt Branwell
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