Main Actors: Timothy Dalton, Anna Calder-Marshall, Judy Cornwell, Julian Glover, Ian Ogilvy Producer: Samuel Arkoff and James Nicholson The 1970 Movie (Timothy Dalton and Anna Calder-Marshall)
Enjoy it as a romance but, if you watch it as a portrayal of the book, you will be disappointed. The accuracy is dreadful (the titles even say "Emily Bront é" rather than "Brontë" for heavens sake!), the characters are almost unrecognisable and the setting a century and a half out. I'm sorry, this may be a great love story and wonderful film in itself but, as an adaptation of Wuthering Heights, it is very poor. Locations: A farmhouse at least but a little too Gothic and too spacious.Ĭharacters: Heathcliff too handsome and well spoken ― he was supposed to be far less attractive than Edgar Isabella is as dark as Catherine when she is supposed to be a contrasting blonde Edgar also dark-haired Ellen too old Joseph too pleasant few Yorkshire accents.įilm Locations: Janss Conejo Ranch, Thousand Oaks, California, USA Main Actors: Laurence Olivier, Merle Oberon, David Niven, Flora Robson The 1939 Movie (Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon) Note: there are quite a few versions of Wuthering Heights but I only review those I have seen.Īs far as the star ratings are concerned, the more the better. "Coverage" means whether the adaptation covers only the Heathcliff/Catherine story or whether it includes Heathcliff's revenge on the younger generation. I include an accuracy rating on the "I am Heathcliff" speech since it is one of the most famous and important parts of the book – it gives an idea of how accurate the adaptation is.
Instead I examine the objective aspects of the versions such as how much of the novel it covers, how accurate the characters and locations are, etc. since these are a matter of opinion and mine is no more preferable to anyone else. Apart from a general star rating which is my personal view, I try to avoid as much as possible general criticism of the version such as acting, direction, script, etc. For the benefit of those who would like to watch one of the various movies or TV series of Wuthering Heights, I have included this page examining those versions that I have personally seen.
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