I had never seen this "Jane Eyre" in its entirety until I recently bought this DVD. I remember flashes of brilliance and that's what I saw when I finally sat down and watched it. The casting is ridiculous: Joan Fontaine being too old and Orson Welles acting way over the top. Robert Stevenson was certainly not at fault and I'm sure he couldn't control Welles, who kept wanting co-directing and/or co-producing credit and David O. Selznick trying to control the whole thing when he had sold the property casting and all to MGM.The design and lighting are marvelous and the first part of the film about young Jane is incredibly compelling. But Joan Fontaine is just too sophisticated for the role.I have just ordered the British version starring Timothy Dalton and hope it is better.