Released:
1939-04-07

Overview:
The Earnshaws are Yorkshire farmers during the early 19th Century. One day, Mr. Earnshaw returns from a trip to the city, bringing with him a ragged little boy called Heathcliff. Earnshaw's son, Hindley, resents the child, but Heathcliff becomes companion and soulmate to Hindley's sister, Catherine. After her parents die, Cathy and Heathcliff grow up wild and free on the moors and despite the continued enmity between Hindley and Heathcliff they're happy -- until Cathy meets Edgar Linton, the son of a wealthy neighbor.

Director:
William Wyler

Runtime:
1h 44min

Genre:
Drama, Romance

• Cast:
• 
  Merle Oberon
  as
  Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton
• 
  Laurence Olivier
  as
  Heathcliff
• 
  David Niven
  as
  Edgar Linton
• 
  Flora Robson
  as
  Ellen Dean
• 
  Donald Crisp
  as
  Dr. Kenneth