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Wuthering Heights

I am torn with Desire… tortured by hate!

Starring: Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, David Niven, Flora Robson, Donald Crisp

Writer: Emily Brontë, Charles MacArthur, Ben Hecht

Release Date:
April 7, 1939
Ratings:
7.2 / 10
Director:
William Wyler
Companies:
Samuel Goldwyn Productions

Overview

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.