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Wuthering Heights (1939)
Director: William Wyler
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
From the (prolific) output of a largely unfashionable director, Wyler's Wuthering Heights has a distinctive look that elevates it above the blandness Goldwyn productions are so often charged with. Handsomely designed by James Basevi and shot by Gregg Toland, the much-filmed tale of Cathy's passion for Heathcliff succeeds as fulsome melodrama; and while it has little to do with Emily Bronte's sense of environment and pre-Victorian society, it's nevertheless strong on performances - especially Olivier, seen here at the peak of his romantic lead period.Author: MA
Cast & crew
Director: William Wyler
Producer: Samuel Goldwyn
Cast: Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, David Niven, Flora Robson, Donald Crisp, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Hugh Williams, Leo G Carroll, Cecil Kellaway full cast
Genre(s): Period/Swashbucklers
Duration: 103 mins
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