Drama · United States of America · 1946 · 1h 47m

Devotion

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Director
Curtis Bernhardt
Cast
Ida Lupino as Emily Brontë Paul Henreid as Rev. Arthur Nicholls Olivia de Havilland as Charlotte Brontë Sydney Greenstreet as William Makepeace Thackeray Nancy Coleman as Anne Brontë Arthur Kennedy as Branwell Brontë
Crew
Ernest Haller — Director of Photography Rudi Fehr — Editor Erich Wolfgang Korngold — Original Music Composer Keith Winter — Screenplay Robert Buckner — Producer Milo Anderson — Costume Design
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
biographyhistorical figurevictorian englandsibling rivalrysister sister relationshipfemale writer
Key Collaborators
Curtis Bernhardt Director Ernest Haller Director of Photography Rudi Fehr Editor Erich Wolfgang Korngold Original Music Composer Keith Winter Screenplay Robert Buckner Producer Milo Anderson Costume Design
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