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Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

Drama · Romance · 1970

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.

Movie details

Wuthering Heights

“The power, the passion, the terror of Emily Bronte's immortal story of young love.”

1970 Drama · Romance 1h 44m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.4 / 10

Community rating

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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Wuthering Heights?

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Drama · 2011

Yorkshire moorlands, northern England, in the late 18th century. Young Heathcliff, rescued from the streets of Liverpool by Mr. Earnshaw, the owner of Wuthering Heights, an isolated farm, develops over the years an insane passion for Cathy, his foster sister, a sick obsession destined to end tragically.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Robert Fuest

Written by

Patrick Tilley

Anna Calder-Marshall

Anna Calder-Marshall

Cathy Earnshaw

Timothy Dalton

Timothy Dalton

Heathcliff

Harry Andrews

Harry Andrews

Mr. Earnshaw

Pamela Brown

Pamela Brown

Mrs. Linton

Judy Cornwell

Judy Cornwell

Nellie

James Cossins

James Cossins

Mr. Linton

Rosalie Crutchley

Rosalie Crutchley

Mrs. Earnshaw

Court is in session

Put Wuthering Heights on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.