Devotion
It tells ALL about those Brontë sisters!...They didn't dare call it love- they tried to call it Devotion
1946 · 107 min · ★ 5.9 · Drama
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.
Directed by Curtis Bernhardt · Written by Keith Winter
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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 - H Hartney J. Arthur Man (uncredited)
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Billy Bevan Mr. Ames (uncredited)
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