In the wake of Jamaican emancipation, French colonist Annette Cosway falls into poverty and marries racist Englishman Paul Mason. But when Annette's young son dies in a fire started by former slaves, Mason flees to England, leaving his grief-stricken wife and her Creole daughter Antoinette behind. Soon Antoinette learns she must marry to claim her inheritance and sets her sights on Rochester, an Englishman eerily similar to Mason.
| Directing | John Duigan | Director |
| Writing | Jan Sharp | Writer |
| Writing | Carole Angier | Writer |
| Writing | Charlotte Brontë | Characters |
| Writing | Jean Rhys | Novel |
| Sound | Stewart Copeland | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Geoff Burton | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Anne Goursaud | Editor |
| Editing | Jimmy Sandoval | Editor |
| Production | Jan Sharp | Producer |
| Production | Sara Risher | Executive Producer |
| Production | Karen Koch | Line Producer |
| Art | Franckie Diago | Production Design |
| Art | Susan Bolles | Art Direction |
| Art | Ron von Blomberg | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Norma Moriceau | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Noriko Watanabe | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karl Wesson | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Steve Nelson | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Kathryn Milliss | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Simon Quaife | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Kimberly Wright | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Leilani Hannah | Second Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Jane Goldsmith | Script Supervisor |
