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Devotion
Devotion

Devotion

It tells ALL about those Brontë sisters!...They didn't dare call it love- they tried to call it Devotion

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

107 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

05 April 1946

Country

United States of America

Cast

Ida Lupino

Ida Lupino

Emily Brontë

Paul Henreid

Paul Henreid

Rev. Arthur Nicholls

Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de Havilland

Charlotte Brontë

Sydney Greenstreet

Sydney Greenstreet

William Makepeace Thackeray

Nancy Coleman

Nancy Coleman

Anne Brontë

Arthur Kennedy

Arthur Kennedy

Branwell Brontë

May Whitty

May Whitty

Lady Thornton

Victor Francen

Victor Francen

Constantin Heger

Montagu Love

Montagu Love

Rev. Brontë

Ethel Griffies

Ethel Griffies

Aunt Elizabeth Branwell

Hartney J. Arthur

Hartney J. Arthur

Man (uncredited)

Billy Bevan

Billy Bevan

Mr. Ames (uncredited)

Edmund Breon

Edmund Breon

Sir John Thornton (uncredited)

Tanis Chandler

Tanis Chandler

French Student (uncredited)

Micheline Cheirel

Micheline Cheirel

Mademoiselle Blanche (uncredited)

Wallis Clark

Wallis Clark

Mr. George Smith (uncredited)

David Clyde

David Clyde

Land Agent (uncredited)

Harry Cording

Harry Cording

Coachman with Frightened Horses (uncredited)

Howard Davies

Howard Davies

Englishman (uncredited)

Frank Dawson

Frank Dawson

Club Member (uncredited)

Marie De Becker

Marie De Becker

Tabby (uncredited)

Elspeth Dudgeon

Elspeth Dudgeon

Elderly Reader of "Jane Eyre" (uncredited)

Forrester Harvey

Forrester Harvey

Hoggs (uncredited)

P.J. Kelly

P.J. Kelly

Shepherd (uncredited)

Crauford Kent

Crauford Kent

Club Member (uncredited)

Sonia Lefkova

Sonia Lefkova

Marie (uncredited)

Elayne Lima

Elayne Lima

French Student (uncredited)

Doris Lloyd

Doris Lloyd

Mrs. Ingraham (uncredited)

Rita Lupino

Rita Lupino

Giselle (uncredited)

Eily Malyon

Eily Malyon

Mrs. Thornton's Friend at the Ball (uncredited)

John Meredith

John Meredith

Ted (uncredited)

Odette Myrtil

Odette Myrtil

Mademoiselle Heger (uncredited)

Edgar Norton

Edgar Norton

Club Member (uncredited)

Sylvia Opert

Sylvia Opert

French Student (uncredited)

Hilda Plowright

Hilda Plowright

Elderly Woman (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

Jeffrey Sayre

Guest at Thornton's Ball (uncredited)

Irina Semochenko

Irina Semochenko

French Student (uncredited)

Violet Seton

Violet Seton

Mrs. Crump (uncredited)

Reginald Sheffield

Reginald Sheffield

Charles Dickens (uncredited)

Yorke Sherwood

Yorke Sherwood

Man (uncredited)

Geoffrey Steele

Geoffrey Steele

Man (uncredited)

Donald Stuart

Donald Stuart

Mr. Tripp (uncredited)

David Thursby

David Thursby

Farmer (uncredited)

Leo White

Leo White

Waiter (uncredited)

Florence Wix

Florence Wix

Englishwoman (uncredited)

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