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Title:Wuthering Heights


Date: 1939
Type: Historical dama / Romance
Rating: 4 Stars 4/5
Colour: Black and White
Director: William Wyler
Producer: Samuel Goldwyn

Comment
This is a good adaptation of the Emily Bronte novel that tells the story of Cathy (Merele Oberon) being torn between two men, the orphan boy Heathcliff (Laurence Olivier) brought into the family by her father and her rich and upper class neighbour (David Niven). This film does a good job in portraying the passions and emotions of the story with good performances frm Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier as Cathy and Heathcliffe, though David Niven is a too stiff.

Actors

Merle OberonMerle Oberon
Laurence OlivierLaurence Olivier
David NivenDavid Niven
Flora RobsonFlora Robson
Geraldine FitzgeraldGeraldine Fitzgerald
Leo G CarrollLeo G Carroll
Cecil KellawayCecil Kellaway

Oscars

Nomination - Best Picture
Nomination - Best Actor - Laurence Olivier
Nomination - Best Supporting Actress - Geraldine Fitzgerald
Nomination - Best Director - William Wyler

Novel

Emily Bronte
Wuthering Heights