
Overview:
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.Status: | Released (1939-04-07) |
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Awards: | Won 1 Oscar. 9 wins & 7 nominations total |
BoxOffice: | $624,643 |
Screen: | Charles MacArthur, Ben Hecht, Emily Brontë |
Productions: | Samuel Goldwyn Productions, United Artists |
Production Countries: | United States of America |
Spoken Languages: | English |

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Casts
- 30225: Merle Oberon - Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton
- 3359: Laurence Olivier - Heathcliff
- 14261: David Niven - Edgar Linton
- 30126: Flora Robson - Ellen Dean
- 8841: Donald Crisp - Dr. Kenneth
- 30226: Geraldine Fitzgerald - Isabella Linton
- 30227: Hugh Williams - Hindley Earnshaw
Crews
- 10001: William Wyler - Director - Directing
- 30224: Emily Brontë - Novel - Writing
- 14824: Charles MacArthur - Screenplay - Writing
- 4341: Ben Hecht - Screenplay - Writing
- 13570: Samuel Goldwyn - Producer - Production
- 8504: Gregg Toland - Director of Photography - Camera
- 4102: Daniel Mandell - Editor - Editing
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Reviews
John Chard
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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 Fitzgera ....
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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 encapsula ....
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