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.

Merle Oberon
Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton

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
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Release Date
April 7, 1939
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director