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Wuthering Heights

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1970 | 104 min | Drama, Romance

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With mixed reviews, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for romantics. If you loved Sense and Sensibility or Downton Abbey, start here.
The mood
Warm and romantic.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 44 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1970: an older pace and style.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsBelow par

    Mixed reviews

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsBelow par

    Nominated for 1 Golden Globe.

  • Box office & staying powerSolid

    $5 million worldwide on a $800K budget

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 71K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Robert Fuest

  • Anna Calder-MarshallCathy Earnshaw
  • Timothy DaltonHeathcliff
  • Harry AndrewsMr. Earnshaw
  • Pamela BrownMrs. Linton
  • Judy CornwellNellie
  • James CossinsMr. Linton
  • Rosalie CrutchleyMrs. Earnshaw
  • Hilary DwyerIsabella Linton
  • Julian GloverHindley Earnshaw
  • Hugh GriffithDr. Kenneth