Wuthering Heights (1939)

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Directed by

William Wyler

Starring (View all)

Merle Oberon
Cathy

Laurence Olivier
Heathcliff

David Niven
Edgar

Flora Robson
Ellen

Donald Crisp
Dr. Kenneth

Geraldine Fitzgerald
Isabella

Hugh Williams
Hindley

Leo G. Carroll
Joseph

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Charles MacArthur
(screen play) and

Ben Hecht
(screen play)

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Wuthering Heights

8 years, 4 months ago at Jan 3 7:15

JxSxPx

Any adaptation of Wuthering Heights that plays the central relationship between Heathcliff and Cathy as the pinnacle of romanticism is well lost. There’s nothing romantic about their abusive relationship, which spirals out into the succeeding generation in the novel’s second part. No great shock that William Wyler’s 1939 version drops the second half, improbably giving the duo a happily-ever... read more

A good movie

5 years, 11 months ago at Jun 10 18:41

johanlefourbe

I wasn't really sure what to expect from this movie but since it was included in the '1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die', I thought I might as well check it out. To be honest, I'm usually not a huge fan of romantic costume dramas but I was actually surprised by how much I actually enjoyed this one. Indeed, it must be one of the gloomiest doomed love stories I have ever seen and, as a result,... read more

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The Earnshaws are Yorkshire farmers during the early 19th Century. One day, Mr. Earnshaw returns from a trip to the city, bringing with him a ragged little boy called Heathcliff. Earnshaw's son, Hindley, resents the child, but Heathcliff becomes companion and soulmate to Hindley's sister, Catherine. After her parents die, Cathy and Heathcliff grow up wild and free on the Moors and despite the continued enmity between Hindley and Heathcliff they're happy-- until Cathy meets Edgar Linton, the son of a wealthy neighbor.

Release date: 7 April 1939
UPC: 026359072925

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" Rex Downing as Heathcliff (as a child) As a boy, Heathcliff is found on the streets by Mr. Earnshaw, who brings him home to live with his two children, Cathy and Hindley. At first reluctant, Cathy eventually welcomes Heathcliff and they become very close, but Hindley treats him as an outcast, especially after Mr. Earnshaw dies. About ten years later, the now grown Heathcliff and Cathy have fallen in love and are meeting secretly on Penniston's Crag. Hindley has become dissolute and tyrannical, "