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Wuthering Heights / Samuel Goldwyn presents ; screenplay by Charles MacArthur and Ben Hecht ; directed by William Wyler ; produced by Samuel Goldwyn.
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- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Motion picture adaptation of: Brontë, Emily, 1818-1848. Wuthering Heights, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Wuthering Heights (Motion picture : 1939)
- Language:
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Brontë, Emily, 1818-1848--Film adaptations.
- Brontë, Emily.
- Heathcliff (Fictitious character from Brontë)--Drama.
- Heathcliff.
- Brontë, Emily, 1818-1848.
- Heathcliff (Fictitious character from Brontë).
- Foundlings--England--Yorkshire--19th century--Drama.
- Foundlings.
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations)--Drama.
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations).
- Manners and customs.
- Man-woman relationships.
- England.
- England--Yorkshire.
- Man-woman relationships--England--Yorkshire--Drama.
- Revenge--Drama.
- Revenge.
- England--Social life and customs--19th century--Drama.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Feature films -- United States.
- Feature films.
- Film adaptations.
- Romance films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- monochrome
- Place of Publication:
- Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2012]
- Language Note:
- In English dialogue; optional subtitles in French or Spanish.
- Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired; open-captioned for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, Region 1; full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
- digital optical monaural Dolby Digital
- full screen (1.33:1)
- laser optical NTSC
- video file DVD video region 1
- Summary:
- The acclaimed masterpiece based on Emily Brontë's novel. Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon star as Heathcliff and Cathy whose tortured love affair is doomed to a tragic end.
- Participant:
- Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, David Niven, Flora Robson, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Miles Mander, Hugh Williams, Donald Crisp, Leo G. Carroll.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Gregg Toland; editor, Daniel Mandell; music, Alfred Newman.
- Notes:
- Based on Wuthering Heights / by Emily Brontë.
- Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 1939.
- Special features: interview with costar Geraldine Fitzgerald; original theatrical trailer.
- Academy Award, 1940: Best cinematography, black and white. National Film Registry selection, 2007.
- ISBN:
- 9781624042447
- 1624042449
- OCLC:
- 823870296
- Publisher Number:
- 883929279470
- 883929355655
- 2000074745 Warner Home Video
- Access Restriction:
- For private home use only.
- Online:
- Book for a Specific Date.
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