Overview - Wuthering Heights

Overview

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.

Cast

• Name: Merle Oberon

  Character: Catherine 'Cathy' Earnshaw Linton

  Popularity: 1.8587

  

• Name: Laurence Olivier

  Character: Heathcliff

  Popularity: 2.2645

  

• Name: David Niven

  Character: Edgar Linton

  Popularity: 2.3118

  

• Name: Flora Robson

  Character: Ellen Dean

  Popularity: 1.3929

  

• Name: Donald Crisp

  Character: Dr. Kenneth

  Popularity: 1.1845

  

• Name: Geraldine Fitzgerald

  Character: Isabella Linton

  Popularity: 1.3375

  

• Name: Hugh Williams

  Character: Hindley Earnshaw

  Popularity: 1.1263

  

• Name: Leo G. Carroll

  Character: Joseph

  Popularity: 1.4133