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Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton
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Wuthering Heights
“I am torn with Desire… tortured by hate!”
7 Apr 1939 · 104 min · English
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The film
Synopsis
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.
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On screen
Cast & characters
Laurence Olivier
Heathcliff
David Niven
Edgar Linton
Flora Robson
Ellen Dean
Donald Crisp
Dr. Kenneth
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Isabella Linton
Hugh Williams
Hindley Earnshaw
Leo G. Carroll
Joseph
Miles Mander
Lockwood
Cecil Kellaway
Earnshaw
Cecil Humphreys
Judge Linton
Sarita Wooton
Cathy as a Child
Behind the camera
Key crew
- Director
- William Wyler
- Writing
- Emily Brontë, Charles MacArthur, Ben Hecht
- Cinematography
- Gregg Toland
- Original music
- Alfred Newman
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