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Wuthering Heights is the only novel by the English author Emily Brontë, initially published in 1847 under her pen name "Ellis Bell". It concerns two families of the landed gentry living on the West Yorkshire moors, the Earnshaws and the Lintons, and their turbulent relationships with the Earnshaws' foster son, Heathcliff.
- Emily Brontë
- 1847
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- Academy Award nominations (* denotes win)
Wuthering Heights, American dramatic film, released in 1939, that was an adaptation of Emily Brontë’s acclaimed novel of the same name. It starred Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon as the tale’s unhappy lovers.
The love story between Heathcliff (played by Olivier) and Cathy (played by Oberon) is set against the restrictions and social conventions of 19th-century British life. It is a haunting tale of a love turned tragic due to its heroine, Cathy, letting her obsession with wealth and social status win out over her love for Heathcliff, the foster child who was raised from boyhood in her family home. When Cathy marries the rich Edgar Linton (played by David Niven), Heathcliff devotes his life to seeking revenge.
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•Studio: United Artists
•Director: William Wyler
•Writers: Charles MacArthur and Ben Hecht
•Music: Alfred Newman
•Merle Oberon (Cathy Earnshaw)
•Laurence Olivier (Heathcliff)
•David Niven (Edgar Linton)
•Flora Robson (Ellen Dean)
•Geraldine Fitzgerald (Isabella)
•Donald Crisp (Dr. Kenneth)
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•Lead actor (Laurence Olivier)
•Supporting actress (Geraldine Fitzgerald)
•Director
•Screenplay
•Art direction–set decoration
- Lee Pfeiffer
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.
Wuthering Heights is a 2011 British Gothic romantic drama film directed by Andrea Arnold starring Kaya Scodelario as Catherine Earnshaw and James Howson as Heathcliff. The screenplay written by Arnold and Olivia Hetreed, is based on Emily Brontë 's 1847 novel of the same name.
"Wuthering Heights", based on the novel by Emily Bronte, gets a first rate treatment from its director, the genial William Wyler. The adaptation was done by Charles McArthur and Ben Hecht, two of the best writers working in the Hollywood of that era.
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- Drama, Romance
- William Wyler
- 1939-04-07
Wuthering Heights, novel by Emily Brontë, published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell. This intense, solidly imagined novel is distinguished from other novels of the period by its dramatic and poetic presentation, its abstention from authorial intrusion, and its unusual structure.
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2 days ago · Mexican-made adaptation of Emily Brontë's novel Wuthering Heights, Abismos de Pasión (1954), is directed by Luis Buñuel. It features Jorge Mistral as Alejandro, alias Heathcliff, and Irasema ...
