Devotion (1946)

  • NR
  • 04/05/1946 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 47m

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

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.

Curtis Bernhardt

Director

Keith Winter

Screenplay

Cast

Ida Lupino's headshot

Ida Lupino

Emily Brontë
Paul Henreid's headshot

Paul Henreid

Rev. Arthur Nicholls
Olivia de Havilland's headshot

Olivia de Havilland

Charlotte Brontë
Sydney Greenstreet's headshot

Sydney Greenstreet

William Makepeace Thackeray
Nancy Coleman's headshot

Nancy Coleman

Anne Brontë
Arthur Kennedy's headshot

Arthur Kennedy

Branwell Brontë
May Whitty's headshot

May Whitty

Lady Thornton
Victor Francen's headshot

Victor Francen

Constantin Heger

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