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Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

I am torn with Desire . . tortured by hate!

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

07 April 1939

Country

United States of America

Cast

Merle Oberon

Merle Oberon

Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Heathcliff

David Niven

David Niven

Edgar Linton

Flora Robson

Flora Robson

Ellen Dean

Donald Crisp

Donald Crisp

Dr. Kenneth

Geraldine Fitzgerald

Geraldine Fitzgerald

Isabella Linton

Hugh Williams

Hugh Williams

Hindley Earnshaw

Leo G. Carroll

Leo G. Carroll

Joseph

Miles Mander

Miles Mander

Lockwood

Cecil Kellaway

Cecil Kellaway

Earnshaw

Cecil Humphreys

Cecil Humphreys

Judge Linton

Sarita Wooton

Sarita Wooton

Cathy as a Child

Rex Downing

Rex Downing

Heathcliff as a Child

Douglas Scott

Douglas Scott

Hindley as a Child

Frank Benson

Frank Benson

Heathcliff Servant (uncredited)

Romaine Callender

Romaine Callender

Robert (uncredited)

Richard Clucas

Richard Clucas

Little Boy (uncredited)

Vernon Downing

Vernon Downing

Giles (uncredited)

Alice Ehlers

Alice Ehlers

Madame Ehlers (uncredited)

Harold Entwistle

Harold Entwistle

Beadle (uncredited)

Peter Gowland

Peter Gowland

Dancer (uncredited)

Helena Grant

Helena Grant

Miss Hudkins (uncredited)

Sam Harris

Sam Harris

Party Guest / Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Susanne Leach

Susanne Leach

Guest (uncredited)

Tommy Martin

Tommy Martin

Little Boy (uncredited)

Edmund Mortimer

Edmund Mortimer

Party Guest (uncredited)

Schuyler Standish

Schuyler Standish

Little Boy (uncredited)

William Stelling

William Stelling

Dancer (uncredited)

Diane Williams

Diane Williams

Little Girl (uncredited)

Eric Wilton

Eric Wilton

Linton Servant (uncredited)

Philip Winter

Philip Winter

Cathy's Partner (uncredited)

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