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Wuthering Heights (1939) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language
1939 · 104 mins · English
Directed by
William Wyler
Starring
Cecil Kellaway, Douglas Scott, David Niven, Flora Robson, Laurence Olivier, Leo G. Carroll

Set among Yorkshire moors in the early 19th century, the Earnshaws adopt orphan Heathcliff, whom Hindley despises while he bonds with Hindley’s sister Catherine. After their parents die, Catherine and Heathcliff live wildly together, but Catherine’s attraction to the wealthy Edgar Linton ignites a tragic rivalry that fuels hatred and revenge.

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