Wuthering Heights (1939)

Directed by

William Wyler

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 324 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A brooding orphan is taken into a wealthy family in the Yorkshire moors. He falls deeply in love with the daughter of the house, but their connection is tormented by class differences and haunting emotions.

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What happens

Wuthering Heights is a 1939 American romantic period drama film directed by William Wyler, produced by Samuel Goldwyn, starring Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, and David Niven, and based on the 1847 novel Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. The film depicts only 16 of the novel's 34 chapters, eliminating the second generation of characters. The novel was adapted for the screen by Charles MacArthur, Ben Hecht and John Huston (uncredited). The supporting cast features Flora Robson and Geraldine Fitzgerald. The outdoor scenes were filmed in Thousand Oaks, California, with scenes shot in Wildwood Regional Park and at the current site of California Lutheran University. The film won the 1939 New York Film Critics Award for Best Film. It earned eight nominations at the 12th Academy Awards, including for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor. The 1940 Academy Award for Best Cinematography, black-and-white category, was awarded to Gregg Toland for his work. Alfred Newman's score, including the track "Cathy's Theme" was nominated for original score but lost to The Wizard of Oz. In 2007, Wuthering Heights was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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