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Wuthering Heights

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Original title

Wuthering Heights

Year

1939

Running time

103 min.

Country

United States

Director

William Wyler

Screenwriter

Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur. Novel: Emily Brontë

Cast

Music

Alfred Newman

Cinematography

Gregg Toland (B&W)

Producer

Samuel Goldwyn Company, United Artists

Genre

Drama. Romance | Melodrama

Movie Groups

Emily Brontë Adaptations

Synopsis

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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Rankings Position

#73 Best Movies of the '30s

Awards: 1939: Oscar: Best Cinematography (B&W). 8 Nominations

1939: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Film

1939: National Board of Review: Top 10, Best Acting (Olivier & Fitzgerald)

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Critics' reviews

"[It] succeeds as fulsome melodrama (...) While it has little to do with Emily Bronte's sense of environment and pre-Victorian society, it's nevertheless strong on performances"

Time Out Australia
"Its general sombreness and psychological tragedy is too heavy for general appeal. With that setup, and lacking socko marquee dressing, picture is more of an artistic success for the carriage trade."

Variety Staff: Variety

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