父母早亡的简爱（苏珊娜·约克 Susannah York 饰）寄住在舅舅家，舅舅病逝后，她受尽舅妈的歧视和虐待，最终被送进孤儿院。教规严厉的孤儿院让简爱继续受到精神和肉体的摧残，为了离开这里，她登了广告去谋求家庭教师职位。桑菲尔德庄园聘用她作男主人罗切斯特先生（乔治·C·斯科特 George C. Scott 饰）女儿的家庭教师。罗切斯特先生长年在外，空旷的房子阴森悚然。当脾气怪异的罗切斯特先...
A stranger breaks into the house of a couple, ties up the husband and, having a whole weekend at his hand, plays a slow game with the woman, a game of threats, fear, obedience - and intimacy....