Wuthering Heights
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Wuthering Heights is a 1939 romantic drama film adaptation of Emily Brontë’s novel, directed by William Wyler and acclaimed for its atmospheric style and powerful performances.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Wuthering Heights (1939 film) | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
film
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romantic drama film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationScope | covers roughly first half of the novel’s plot ⓘ |
| award | Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Wuthering Heights (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character |
Cathy Earnshaw
NERFINISHED
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Edgar Linton NERFINISHED ⓘ Ellen Dean NERFINISHED ⓘ Heathcliff NERFINISHED ⓘ Isabella Linton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Gregg Toland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | William Wyler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | United Artists ⓘ |
| editedBy | Daniel Mandell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| genre |
period drama
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romantic drama ⓘ |
| musicBy | Alfred Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | tragic romance between Heathcliff and Cathy ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Actor
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Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ |
| notableFor |
atmospheric visual style
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expressionistic cinematography ⓘ powerful performances ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Hollywood’s Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Samuel Goldwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Samuel Goldwyn Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1939 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 103 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Ben Hecht
NERFINISHED
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Charles MacArthur NERFINISHED ⓘ John Huston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| setting | Yorkshire moors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starred |
David Niven
NERFINISHED
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Donald Crisp NERFINISHED ⓘ Flora Robson NERFINISHED ⓘ Geraldine Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurence Olivier NERFINISHED ⓘ Merle Oberon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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William Wyler