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Plot: When Lockwood (Miles Mander) arrives at WUTHERING HEIGHTS, it is dark and snowing. Lockwood needs shelter--but he is not welcome. His host, Heathcliff (Laurence Olivier), is ungracious, if not positiv...( read more read more... )ely hostile. Lockwood wakes in the night and, as he tries to close a window, feels hands clasping at his. He screams for help. Heathcliff arrives, then plunges into the night. Lockwood wonders what this means, and Ellen (Flora Robson) begins to tell him the story of Heathcliff and Cathy Earnshaw (Merle Oberon), how they came together on the Yorkshire moors and how their passion was thwarted.

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Recent Reviews

  • Want To See
    MCT:
    July 11, 2008
    want to see this because it won best picture with the NYFC and was nominated for best picture by NBR
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 9, 2008
    I am Heathcliff! I love a woman who belongs to another man!... My love was fierce... my hate is burning! I will have vengeance!-Imdb
    Wonderful, articulate tragic. Remade many many times but this is the best!
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    May 29, 2008
    I've actually read this book before for a project in one of my English classes a few years ago and love it. I was just flipping through the channels and this happened to be on TCM so I decided to watch it and it was really good. I love the character of Heathcliff and everything he does throughout the story. He has such a crushing love for someone he's unable to be with because she's gone and married someone else; however, that doesn't stop him from meddling within their lives. At parts it's almost like he's rubbing salt in an open wound with the dialogue between him and Kathy. Anyways, I thought it was great and I even started tearing up a bit at the end. If you like older films, then I suggest you watch this one. Very haunting and tragic in every way. And holy smokes! Laurence Olivier was gorgeous during his younger years. The only other movie that I've seen with him in it is Sleuth and he was a bit aged by then.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    May 24, 2008
    Wonderfully dark and sinister and the actors did well in portraying the characters. I will be surprised if anyone manages to transform better to Heathcliff as Olivier does.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    May 6, 2008
    This is Sir Laurence Olivier at his finest. Its a beautifal story, with and ending that will make anyone cry
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    March 21, 2008
    Very disappointing, but still a very good film. It started off terrific with a lead into a great romance. But in the middle it dragged on for a while. Overall it still had good romance and suspense. And a terrific ending.
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    February 22, 2008
    Another heart-wrenching love story. Very dramatic and at times almost operatic. The performances are stunning (Laurence Olivier commands attention) and Wyler's direction is assured and accomplished.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    January 3, 2008
    A classic tale of obsessional love and revenge... that's all you need to know!
    I don't wanna get picky but the book is much better *sorry*
    But then again, you gotta love Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon - together -who both fit in perfectly with their roles.
    Excellent excellent excellent!
    Haven't seen the more recent versions yet this remains a must-see!
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    December 16, 2007
    This movie is the meaning of "movie making". The intensity of both the characters, Heathcliff and Cathy simmers then grows in intensity exponentially as the movie progresses on the screen and in you at the same time until it explodes. Are Heathcliff and Cathy the same person?
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    October 12, 2007
    Olivier eh sem duvida um grande ator. Heathcliff entretanto nao me cativa. Nao deixa de ser mais um classico de 1939.
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    September 2, 2007
    classic. One of my favorite movies of all time. Kudos to old films for not caving into the "happy ending"
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    August 19, 2007
    The first film I saw where I realized Lawrence Olivier was an incredibly sexy, handsome, romantic leading man when he was younger. I've never understood why Heathcliff was so taken with Kathy.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    August 3, 2007
    Revered as one of the most tragic love stories ever written, "Wuthering Heights" is also beautifully adapted to film. Laurence Olivier's portrayal of Heathcliff is nearly as powerful as the story itself.
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    August 3, 2007
    I can see why this movie is highly regarded as a classic. An eternal story about true love. (ah, shut up. I can be mushy) There is absolutely nothing wrong with this movie as far as I can tell.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 12, 2007
    The only movie I can watch over and over and over!
    "Take me to the window, Heathcliff...
    Don't leave me, Cathy!"
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    June 28, 2007
    Cuts out a whole generation of the story, leaving the plot hanging about half-way through the book, But still quite an interesting adaption, purely becuse WH is basically unfilmable in my opinion, the charaters are too OTT for film, and if they were toned down the whole thing would be rendered pointless.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 24, 2007
    *Wipes a tear* Holy SHIT that's a powerful story. Gotta read the book. And... FUCK, it's no bullshit, Larry Olivier was truly great!
  • Want To See
    MCT:
    June 20, 2007
    oh yeah... this flick has been remade and rehashed so many times and in so many coutries and languages... figures that I havent watched the original film yet...
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 19, 2007
    This movie just PERSONIFIES passion in its best and most destructive forms- a must see for anyone.
    It's one of my personal favorites and one of Laurence Olivier's greatest feats...
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 18, 2007
    Fantastic! MUST SEE! Not a huge romance buff but this one is not one to be missed. Classic - watch it late at night....
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 14, 2007
    What a movie I love this movie I saw it when I was younger and have never forgotten it. It has a wonderful lesson in it and is entertaining all the way a must for all young girls
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 11, 2007
    Despite only covering half the novel (although, arguably, the second half is redundant), this is, IMO, the best film adaptation of this gothic tale. Olivier is the perfect brooding scorned lover...

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  • heathsgirl03
    one of the best movies ever made! very romantic.
    posted 260 days ago
  • nanaweik
    My favorite movie (this version!) and novel of all time. This is the only movie that I can watch over and over and over. "Take me to the window Heathcliff...Don't leave me Cathy!" The movie leaves out part of the story, but Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon are just awesome as Heathcliff and Cathy. What a love story!
    posted 405 days ago
  • ellen59
    i could watch this old movie over and over again,its so sad,but when i first saw it as i child, i hadn't even experienced that kind of romance,yet its so moving to me.
    posted 538 days ago

Details

  • Rated: (Unrated)
  • Directed by: William Wyler
  • Genres: Drama, Classics
  • Released: April 13, 1939
  • DVD Released: October 28, 1997

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