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Wuthering Heights 1939 version.

(28 Posts)
travelsafar Mon 20-Oct-25 19:16:26

Wow what a film....full of love, passion and romance.❤️❤️❤️
Did they really speak those words back in 1800's when in love❤️❤️❤️
Showing on Amazon

surfsup Sun 02-Nov-25 18:58:20

It was Merle Oberon who played Cathy in the 1939 adaptation and it never fails to bring me to tears.

Oreo Mon 27-Oct-25 08:25:47

Heathcliff was a damaged person and Cathy was a spoilt and cruel woman. What could possibly go wrong?

Oreo Mon 27-Oct-25 08:22:57

Silverlady333

I started to watch the Ian Mcshane version then started reading the book when I was young.

I can imagine him as Heathcliff, dark and dangerous.

Oreo Mon 27-Oct-25 08:21:36

Juniper1

Olivier, terrible ham, so un Heathcliffe.
Awful interpretation

I agree 😁
And was it Olivia de Havilland who played Cathy? Another mis cast actor for the part anyway, whoever it was.

Mt61 Mon 27-Oct-25 08:17:28

MayBee70

I’d like to watch the Tom Hardy version even though it hasn’t had good reviews. I’ve been a fan of Toms ever since I saw him in the series The Virgin Queen.

I can never understand what he’s saying

Silverlady333 Sun 26-Oct-25 23:12:20

I started to watch the Ian Mcshane version then started reading the book when I was young.

Juniper1 Sun 26-Oct-25 22:13:33

Olivier, terrible ham, so un Heathcliffe.
Awful interpretation

Deedaa Sun 26-Oct-25 20:30:46

I seem to remember a television version (in the 60s?) with Keith Michell as Heathcliffe. He was very good with a very threatening presence.

Moggycuddler Sun 26-Oct-25 15:34:31

Ralph Fiennes is my Heathcliff.

MayBee70 Sun 26-Oct-25 15:30:42

I like to think I ‘discovered’ Tom Hardy when I saw him in The Virgin Queen. There was another higher profile series about Elizabeth I at the time so it was largely ignored but I raved about Tom at the time. I’ve got it on dvd somewhere and must rewatch it.

thinkfree Sun 26-Oct-25 15:26:48

Maybe70
I saw the Tom hardy version a d fell in love with heathcliffe

MayBee70 Sun 26-Oct-25 15:22:14

I’d like to watch the Tom Hardy version even though it hasn’t had good reviews. I’ve been a fan of Toms ever since I saw him in the series The Virgin Queen.

4allweknow Sun 26-Oct-25 15:15:49

Sealady I saw the Cliff Richard version in London. Was certainly a challenge!

Sealady Sun 26-Oct-25 15:09:16

Not a Laurence Olivier fan tbh, bit too neat... but has anyone seen the Cliff Richard version? That was a challenge to the imagination... 🤣

Lovetopaint037 Fri 24-Oct-25 09:59:21

Loved this book and read it when I was about 11/12. Decided then that if I ever had a daughter her name would be Cathy. My Cathy is now 62. Oh! How I cried when Cathy died and Heathcliffe begged her to haunt him but never leave him. Yes Laurence Olivier was not physically as described but a magnificent actor. Merle Oberon was lovely although Laurence Olivier wanted Vivian Leigh (his wife ) to be Cathy. Her compensation was Scarlett O’Hara in Gone With The Wind. I will be watching the film as it encapsulates the spirit of the book.

Mt61 Fri 24-Oct-25 08:34:37

Timothy was my Heathcliffe ☺️

Smileless2012 Fri 24-Oct-25 08:30:17

He'll always be mine too MayBee.

rafichagran Wed 22-Oct-25 23:36:11

I read the book at 16 and loved it. Heathcliffe was of his time, he was a tormented soul, cruel, but I was incredibly attracted to the character.
I watched the film with Timothy Dalton as Heathcliffe. I loved it.
When younger I loved good looking bad boys but as I have got older and a bit wiser, I now cannot be a.... with them and can see through them. I cannot see Laurence Olivier as Heathcliffe.

MayBee70 Wed 22-Oct-25 23:22:23

He’ll always be mine!

Anniebach Wed 22-Oct-25 23:20:21

Olivier was not Heathcliff , many critics have said so too

Skydancer Wed 22-Oct-25 23:07:21

Oh, my favourite book. Such passion. Wonderful.

MayBee70 Wed 22-Oct-25 23:02:54

My ex husband is quite obsessed with the book. He even walked to the rocky outcrop that is supposed to be part of its setting. I love the film and don’t think later adaptations have ever bettered it.

Purplepixie Wed 22-Oct-25 22:52:56

I’m going to watch it soon.

Doodledog Wed 22-Oct-25 22:47:05

I've yet to see (and can't imagine) a film version of WH that can capture the book. I thought it was really romantic when I read it at about 15, but I reread it as an adult and had a very different perspective. It would be very difficult to film it, as so much of what happens is in the reader's head.

Smileless2012 Wed 22-Oct-25 22:09:06

Laurence Olivier, what could be better.