Wuthering Heights (U) [1939]

Ahead of Emerald Fennell’s reimagining of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights, revisit William Wyler’s timeless 1939 adaptation of the classic Gothic novel. Starring Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier and David Niven, it’s one of the definitive screen versions and a landmark of Hollywood’s Golden Age.

Unashamedly romantic and gloriously melodramatic, it follows orphan Heathcliff as he’s adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family and moves into 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, fatefully chooses a different path.