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Wuthering Heights [1939] | ![Wuthering Heights [1939]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51C53CCH3ZL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: William Wyler
Actors: Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, David Niven, Flora Robson, Donald Crisp
Studio: MGM Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 821
Format: Black & White, Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Universal, suitable for all
Region: 2
Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 100 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5050070021431
ASIN: B00028HCEW
Theatrical Release Date: April 13, 1939
Release Date: July 5, 2004
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 A dark romantic triumph January 31, 2008
Trevor Willsmer (London, England)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The 1939 version of Wuthering Heights may be a Sam Goldwyn picture but here at least he has the taste not to bury it under his usual excessive (over)production values and let the mostly British cast get on with it under William Wyler's inspired direction, with screenwriters Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur saving their reverence for the characters and spirit of Emily Bronte's novel rather than the set dressing and place-setting details which obsess modern costume pictures.
The film grips from its atmospheric opening to its tragic and genuinely moving conclusion and while it may end at chapter 17 it never soft-peddles the characters - neither good nor bad, they all choose their own personal Hells and have to live with the consequences. Even if you're no admirer of Laurence Olivier, you will be astonished at how his mixture of ruthlessness and emotional vulnerability makes the part his own forever. Merle Oberon's mercurial Cathy, torn between Olivier's force of nature and David Niven's pillar of society, may not match his power but it's still probably her best work while Geraldine Fitzgerald is a revelation as the woman Heathcliff marries for revenge, her unrequited love compellingly transformed to bitter desperation.
Gregg Toland's photography is black and white at its best and Alfred Newman's score is perfection. A genuine all-time great - and then some.
The Region 2 PAL DVD has no extras but does have a fine transfer.
I Cried..Not once ,But Twice...... January 1, 2008
David M. Grant (lONDON .ENGLAND.)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Well you must have heard and read just about everything that could be said in words, and its all true Brilliant from start to finish.Great classic story and timeless.
This film can only be compared with GONE WITH THE WIND...L...One of the most amazing actresses to date and the sweetest smile...I have seen this twice and Twice i cried.....beat that...
Do not hesitate to buy this film. Enjoy
 Read the book instead August 19, 2007
Martin T (UK)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Save your money and read the book, Emily Brontes masterpiece has not managed to travel over to film, the hatred & melancholy of Bronte is missing it lacks the depth of the novel in so many ways, this early British attempt to recreate Wuthering Heights has failed miserably, although it is the best of all attempts so far, I think we need to wait until the French or the German film makers attempt it with some real passion, before we say the novel is just too powerful for the film industry. - check out the Thomas Hardy DVD's instead, now theres money well spent !
 Is it the book? August 10, 2007
Aswin S (Cambridge, UK)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
When I saw the movie, I had not read the book and I seemed to like it for what it was.. And then I read the book and realised that movie hardly does justice to the novel.. the dark shades of Heathcliff, to name one, which is a definitive aspect of the book, was completely lost in the movie, which is a shame. I give it 2 stars as it is a good movie as long as you haven't read the book!
 Nearly phenomenal! March 9, 2007
J. Taylor (Essex, England)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
As with the Binoche/Fiennes version I found this too short, but for different reasons. The Binoche/Fiennes film tried to cover the whole book, but left out considerable chunks of it. This film was too short because it only really covered half the story. But the great thing about this film is that the half of the book it did cover was fantastic!
Oberon and Olivier give brilliant performances as Cathy and Heathcliff and as a result the film is gripping and puts across the true feel of the story. The only disappointment about this film is that it does only cover one generation of Earnshaws and Lintons and at the end you are left with a feeling of dissatisfaction that there is not another hour and forty of this film!
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