Franco Zeffirelli Director, Screenwriter William Hurt Rochester Actor Charlotte Gainsbourg Jane Eyre Actor Joan Plowright Mrs. Fairfax Actor Anna Paquin Young Jane Actor Geraldine Chaplin Mrs. Scatcherd Actor Billie Whitelaw Grace Poole Actor Maria Schneider Bertha Actor Fiona Shaw Mrs. Reed Actor Elle Macpherson Blanche Ingram Actor John Wood Mr. Brocklehurst Actor Amanda Root Miss Temple Actor Joséphine Serre Adele Actor Leanne Rowe Helen Burns Actor Ralph Nossek Reverend Wood Actor Charlotte Attenborough Mary Rivers Actor Samuel West John Rivers Actor Oriane Messina Louisa Eshton Actor Sara Stevens Amy Eshton Actor Barry Martin Sir George Lynn Actor Julian Fellowes Colonel Dent Actor Edward de Souza Mason Actor Peter Woodthorpe Briggs Actor Golda Broderick Mrs. Bennett Actor Steffan Boje Party Guest Actor Walter Sparrow Lord Eshton Actor Chris Larkin Frederick Lynn Actor Simon Beresford Henry Eshton Actor Charlotte Brontë Writer Hugh Whitemore Screenwriter Guy East Executive Producer Riccardo Tozzi Executive Producer Dyson Lovell Producer Claudio Capponi Original Music David Watkin Cinematographer Richard Marden Film Editing Noel Davis Casting Roger Hall Production Design Dennis Bosher Art Director Raimonda Gaetani Art Director Jenny Beavan Costume Design