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Synopsis
William Wyler's Wuthering Heights is one of the earliest screen adaptations of the classic Emily Brontë novel. A traveler named Lockwood (Miles Mander) is caught in the snow and stays at the estate of Wuthering Heights, where the housekeeper, Ellen Dean (Flora Robson), sits down to tell him the story in flashback. In the early 19th century, the original owner of Wuthering Heights, Mr. Earnshaw (Leo G. Carroll), brings home an orphan from Liverpool named Heathcliff (Rex Downing). Though son Hindley Earnshaw despises the boy, daughter Catherine develops a close kinship with Heathcliff that blossoms into love. When Mr. Earnshaw dies, Cathy and Heathcliff grow up together on the Moors and seem destined for happiness, even though Hindley forces Heathcliff to work as a stable boy. When Cathy (Merle Oberon) meets wealthy neighbor Edgar Linton (David Niven), Heathcliff (Laurence Olivier) gets jealous and leaves. Cathy marries Edgar, and Heathcliff returns with his own wealth and sophistication. He buys Wuthering Heights from the alcoholic Hindley (Hugh Williams) and marries Edgar's sister, Isabella Linton (Geraldine Fitzgerald), out of spite. Still obsessively in love with each other, Cathy gets deathly ill while Heathcliff grows into a bitter old man. Ellen continues telling Lockwood the story as Dr. Kenneth (Donald Crisp) enters and reveals the fateful ending. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

Cast

Romaine Callender Robert the Butler
Leo G. Carroll Joseph
Leo G. Carroll Joseph Earnshaw
Rex Downing Heathcliff (younger)
Mme. Alice Ehlers Harpsichordist
Geraldine Fitzgerald Isabella Linton
Cecil Humphreys Judge Linton
Cecil Kellaway Mr. Earnshaw
Miles Mander Lockwood
David Niven Edgar Linton
Merle Oberon Catherine Earnshaw
Flora Robson Ellen Dean
Douglas Scott Hindley (younger)
Sarita Wooton Cathy (younger)
Donald Crisp Dr. Kenneth
Laurence Olivier Heathcliff
Hugh Williams Hindley Earnshaw

Production Crew

Emily Brontë Book Author
Gregg Toland Cinematographer
Alfred Newman Composer (Music Score)
Omar Kiam Costume Designer
William Wyler Director
Dan Mandell Editor
Blague Stephanoff Makeup
Alfred Newman Musical Direction/Supervision
Samuel Goldwyn Producer
James Basevi Production Designer
Ben Hecht Screenwriter
Charles MacArthur Screenwriter
Julia Heron Set Designer
Year: 1939
Runtime: 104
Country: USA
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama
Romance

Produced by
United Artists

Awards
1939 - 10 Best Films - Film Daily
1939 - 10 Best Films - New York Times
1939 - Best Film - New York Film Critics Circle
1939 - Best Picture - Academy
1939 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1939 - Best Picture - New York Film Critics Circle
1939 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
1998 - 100 Greatest American Movies - American Film Institute