Devotion

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

Duration: 107 min
Release date: 1946-04-05
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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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Ida Lupino
Ida Lupino
as Emily Brontë
Paul Henreid
Paul Henreid
as Rev. Arthur Nicholls
Olivia de Havilland
Olivia de Havilland
as Charlotte Brontë
Sydney Greenstreet
Sydney Greenstreet
as William Makepeace Thackeray
Nancy Coleman
Nancy Coleman
as Anne Brontë
Arthur Kennedy
Arthur Kennedy
as Branwell Brontë
May Whitty
May Whitty
as Lady Thornton
Victor Francen
Victor Francen
as Constantin Heger
Montagu Love
Montagu Love
as Rev. Brontë
Ethel Griffies
Ethel Griffies
as Aunt Elizabeth Branwell
Hartney J. Arthur
Hartney J. Arthur
as Man (uncredited)
Billy Bevan
Billy Bevan
as Mr. Ames (uncredited)
Edmund Breon
Edmund Breon
as Sir John Thornton (uncredited)
Tanis Chandler
Tanis Chandler
as French Student (uncredited)
Micheline Cheirel
Micheline Cheirel
as Mademoiselle Blanche (uncredited)
Wallis Clark
Wallis Clark
as Mr. George Smith (uncredited)
David Clyde
David Clyde
as Land Agent (uncredited)
Harry Cording
Harry Cording
as Coachman with Frightened Horses (uncredited)
Howard Davies
Howard Davies
as Englishman (uncredited)
Frank Dawson
Frank Dawson
as Club Member (uncredited)
Marie De Becker
Marie De Becker
as Tabby (uncredited)
Elspeth Dudgeon
Elspeth Dudgeon
as Elderly Reader of "Jane Eyre" (uncredited)
Forrester Harvey
Forrester Harvey
as Hoggs (uncredited)
P.J. Kelly
P.J. Kelly
as Shepherd (uncredited)
Crauford Kent
Crauford Kent
as Club Member (uncredited)
Sonia Lefkova
Sonia Lefkova
as Marie (uncredited)
Elayne Lima
Elayne Lima
as French Student (uncredited)
Doris Lloyd
Doris Lloyd
as Mrs. Ingraham (uncredited)
Rita Lupino
Rita Lupino
as Giselle (uncredited)
Eily Malyon
Eily Malyon
as Mrs. Thornton's Friend at the Ball (uncredited)
John Meredith
John Meredith
as Ted (uncredited)
Odette Myrtil
Odette Myrtil
as Mademoiselle Heger (uncredited)
Edgar Norton
Edgar Norton
as Club Member (uncredited)
Sylvia Opert
Sylvia Opert
as French Student (uncredited)
Hilda Plowright
Hilda Plowright
as Elderly Woman (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Jeffrey Sayre
as Guest at Thornton's Ball (uncredited)
Irina Semochenko
Irina Semochenko
as French Student (uncredited)
Violet Seton
Violet Seton
as Mrs. Crump (uncredited)
Reginald Sheffield
Reginald Sheffield
as Charles Dickens (uncredited)
Yorke Sherwood
Yorke Sherwood
as Man (uncredited)
Geoffrey Steele
Geoffrey Steele
as Man (uncredited)
Donald Stuart
Donald Stuart
as Mr. Tripp (uncredited)
David Thursby
David Thursby
as Farmer (uncredited)
Leo White
Leo White
as Waiter (uncredited)
Florence Wix
Florence Wix
as Englishwoman (uncredited)
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