

Wuthering Heights
I am torn with Desire… tortured by hate!
Young orphan Heathcliff is adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, Cathy. The two share a remarkable bond that seems unbreakable until Cathy, feeling the pressure of social convention, suppresses her feelings and marries Edgar Linton, a man of means who befits her stature. Heathcliff vows to win her back.
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- English
- jealousy
- sibling relationship
- based on novel or book
- love of one's life
- central and south america
- rags to riches
- rivalry
- yorkshire
- moor (terrain)
- 19th century
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United StatesUS
- PremiereNRHollywood, California24 Mar 1939
- TheatricalNR7 Apr 1939
FranceFR
- TVTPCiné+ Classic2 Sept 2026
GermanyDE
- TheatricalRKO28 Jul 1950
- Theatrical21 May 1992
- TV3sat3 Apr 1998
- PhysicalMGM DVD20 Jul 2004
- PhysicalSony DVD8 Jun 2017
JapanJP
- TheatricalG1 Dec 1950
South KoreaKR
- Theatrical31 Jan 1956
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Wuthering Heights was released on 7 April 1939.
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2- J9/10
John Chard
5/12/2019
Cathy, Cathy, come in, Cathy come back to me. Wuthering Heights is directed by William Wyler and adapted to screenplay by Charles MacArthur & Ben Hecht from the novel of the same name written by Emily Bronte. It stars Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, David Niven, Geraldine Fitzgerald and Flora Robson. Music is scored by Alfred Newman and cinematography is by Gregg Toland. OK, so it's only a part of Bronte's clas…
- C8/10
CinemaSerf
6/22/2022
I venture to suggest that this wonderfully evocative adaptation of Emily Brontë's classic story will never be surpassed. The novel is essentially a tale of lost love and the trio of Merle Oberon ("Cathy"), Laurence Olivier ("Heathcliffe") and David Niven ("Edgar") manage to encapsulate all the emotions of sadness, of bitterness and of despair superbly. "Heathcliffe" is the abandoned boy brought to the home of the wea…
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