It aired as an episode of Studio One and starred Charlton Heston as Rochester.
[1][2] A woman, Jane Eyre, goes to work as a governess at Thornfield Hall, run by the mysterious Rochester.
[3] He had previously made Of Human Bondage for the show; like that, this was adapted by Sumner Locke Elliott.
The episode was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner whose biographer wrote "From the start of the show to its end, [producer Worthington] Miner's influence is apparent: Schaffner's camera is constantly on the move; in a few years he would be known for his long and graceful tracking shots.
"[5] Producer Hal Wallis was so impressed by Charlton Heston's performance he offered him a contract and put Heston in Dark City.