Wuthering Heights
I am torn with Desire… tortured by hate!
7.2(331) 1939-04-07 104 minDramaRomance
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.
ScreenplayBen Hecht
ProducerSamuel Goldwyn
ScreenplayCharles MacArthur
DirectorWilliam Wyler
Original Music ComposerAlfred Newman
Cast & characters
Merle Oberon
as Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton
Laurence Olivier
as Heathcliff
David Niven
as Edgar Linton
Flora Robson
as Ellen Dean
Donald Crisp
as Dr. Kenneth
Geraldine Fitzgerald
as Isabella Linton
Hugh Williams
as Hindley Earnshaw
Leo G. Carroll
as Joseph
Miles Mander
as Lockwood
Cecil Kellaway
as Earnshaw
Cecil Humphreys
as Judge Linton
Sarita Wooton
as Cathy as a Child
Rex Downing
as Heathcliff as a Child
Douglas Scott
as Hindley as a Child
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Frank Benson
as Heathcliff Servant (uncredited)
Romaine Callender
as Robert (uncredited)
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Richard Clucas
as Little Boy (uncredited)
Vernon Downing
as Giles (uncredited)
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Alice Ehlers
as Madame Ehlers (uncredited)
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Harold Entwistle
as Beadle (uncredited)
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Peter Gowland
as Dancer (uncredited)
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Helena Grant
as Miss Hudkins (uncredited)
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Sam Harris
as Party Guest / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Susanne Leach
as Guest (uncredited)
