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Wuthering Heights [DVD] [1939]

DVD ~ Merle Oberon
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  • Actors: Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, David Niven, Flora Robson, Donald Crisp
  • Directors: William Wyler
  • Writers: Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur, Emily Brontë, John Huston
  • Producers: Samuel Goldwyn
  • Format: Black & White, PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: MGM Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 5 Jul 2004
  • Run Time: 100 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00028HCEW
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,725 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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The 1970 adaptation of Emily Bronte's masterpiece of passion and doomed romance on the Yorkshire moors stars Anna Calder-Marshall and Timothy Dalton.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Nearly phenomenal!, 9 Mar 2007
By J. Taylor (Essex, England) - See all my reviews
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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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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wild about the Moors, 25 Jan 2005
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I first watched this film when I was 8 years old and have been a fan ever since. I read half of the book when I was 16 but recently at the age of 38 I read it all. I was very impressed and surprised by how natural the characters were despite living in a very different world from today. I can now understand the decisions that were made when adapting the book to the 1939 film. The film manages to capture the feel of the novel and Olivier's performance (apart from a rather hammy start, when he plays the older Heathcliff) brings the passion of Heathcliff to life. If you are a modern film goer perhaps you will be put off by some of the production values but stick with it. It will beguile you in the end.
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28 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars wuthering heights, 30 Dec 2004
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This is THE definitive film version of Emily Bronte's classic novel.
This is the type of black and white movie that you just love to snuggle up to and watch on a cold, dark wintry night.
Merle Oberon is perfect as the beautiful yet stubborn Cathy and Laurence Olivier gives a masterful performance as the troubled Heathcliffe. David Niven excells as Cathy's other love in this tragic story.
It is a haunting tale of a love that will never be lived and ends in ultimate tradgedy.
I really beleive this is a film that cannot be bettered in any way and I could watch this time and time again.
Without doubt, one of my favourite films ever with fantastic performances from those mentioned and all others in supporting roles.
10/10, no question.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful film
I never liked the book Wuthering Heights, but this is a truly wonderful film-version, full of atmosphere and drama. To be recommended.
Published 4 months ago by L. Spurling

5.0 out of 5 stars A terrific gem!

One of the most famous love stories brought to the silver screen - and certainly the best and original version of this classic tale. Read more
Published 10 months ago by FAMOUS NAME

5.0 out of 5 stars A dark romantic triumph
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... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Trevor Willsmer

5.0 out of 5 stars I Cried..Not once ,But Twice......
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. Read more
Published 18 months ago by David M. Grant

1.0 out of 5 stars Read the book instead
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... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Martin T

2.0 out of 5 stars Is it the book?
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.. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Aswin S

1.0 out of 5 stars This film killed the book!
I have watched the Finness/Binoche version & absoluately loved it, but just out of curiosity (& reading all the other rave reviews)I had to buy this one. Read more
Published on 16 Aug 2006 by N. T. Diep

2.0 out of 5 stars doesn't do full justice to the novel
I love the book and was looking forward to watching the much raved about film version with Olivier and Oberon playing the central characters of Heathcliff and Catherine. Read more
Published on 23 Nov 2005 by fartooromantic

4.0 out of 5 stars Passion on the moors
A stranger gets lost in a snowstorm and ends up in the house of the dark, brooding Heathcliffe. During the night the housekeeper tells him the tale of her proud master who used... Read more
Published on 13 Jul 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars julians movie ratings
hi i think that the 1939 version of wuthering heights is a classic because larence olivier is in it and of cause makes the film good from start to finish even though its black and... Read more
Published on 6 Jan 2004 by elvis202200220012002

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