Wuthering Heights

Name: Wuthering Heights 1939 Movie
Rating: 4.8

I am torn with Desire . . tortured by hate!

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 : 07 Apr, 1939

Duration : 1h 44m

Generes : Drama Romance

Vote Average : 7.23 Vote Count : 217 Popularity : 10.608

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Production Country

United States of America

Wuthering Heights Official Trailer #1 - David Niven Movie (1939) HD

Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 12 May, 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 Rob...

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 22 Jun, 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 emot...