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Wuthering Heights (1939)

Wuthering Heights (1939)

Drama Romance

I am torn with Desire… tortured by hate!

Release Date: 1939, April 7
Directors: William Wyler
Countries: United States of America
Production: Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Cast: Geraldine Fitzgerald, Richard Clucas, William Stelling, Sam Harris, Laurence Olivier, Peter Gowland, Leo G. Carroll, David Niven, Philip Winter, Edmund Mortimer, Flora Robson, Eric Wilton

Overview:

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.

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