Wuthering Heights
“I am torn with Desire… tortured by hate!”
1939•NR•1h 44m•7.2•Released
DramaRomance
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.
Director
William Wyler
Writer
Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur
Languages
English
Studio
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Cast
Merle Oberon
Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton
Laurence Olivier
Heathcliff
David Niven
Edgar Linton
Flora Robson
Ellen Dean
Donald Crisp
Dr. Kenneth
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Isabella Linton
Hugh Williams
Hindley Earnshaw
Leo G. Carroll
Joseph
Miles Mander
Lockwood
Cecil Kellaway
Earnshaw
Cecil Humphreys
Judge Linton
Sarita Wooton
Cathy as a Child
Rex Downing
Heathcliff as a Child
Douglas Scott
Hindley as a Child
Frank Benson
Heathcliff Servant (uncredited)
Production
Company
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Producer
Samuel Goldwyn
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