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Devotion
It tells ALL about those Brontë sisters!...They didn't dare call it love- they tried to call it Devotion
Genres
Drama
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
107 min
Release Date
1946-04-05
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
11
Vote Average
6
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Ida Lupino
Emily Brontë
Paul Henreid
Rev. Arthur Nicholls
Olivia de Havilland
Charlotte Brontë
Sydney Greenstreet
William Makepeace Thackeray
Nancy Coleman
Anne Brontë
Arthur Kennedy
Branwell Brontë
May Whitty
Lady Thornton
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)
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)
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