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72% Critic Match
Wuthering Heights
“I am torn with Desire… tortured by hate!”
7.2 / 10• 1939• 1h 44m•NR• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Merle Oberon
Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton
Lead
Laurence Olivier
Heathcliff
David Niven
Edgar Linton
Flora Robson
Ellen Dean
Donald Crisp
Dr. Kenneth
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Isabella Linton
Hugh Williams
Hindley Earnshaw
Leo G. Carroll
Joseph
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William Wyler's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Wuthering Heights is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
