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Wuthering Heights
MEANRANK
76/100
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Split
Lowest is Metacritic users on 57, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 92. Critics average 88, everyone else 73.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →On the bleak Yorkshire moors, the foundling Heathcliff is brought to Wuthering Heights, where he develops an intense, spiritual bond with his foster sister, Catherine. Their connection is wild and profound, transcending conventional love. However, Catherine's decision to marry a man from a respectable family, motivated by social ambition, shatters Heathcliff. This betrayal ignites an all-consuming desire for revenge that will poison the lives of both families for generations, driven by passion, class conflict, and destructive obsession.
Details
- Director
- William Wyler
- Writers
- Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur
- Based on
- Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
- Studio
- Samuel Goldwyn Productions
- Released
- 7 April 1939
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rated
- NR
- Awards
- 5 wins, 7 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 12 →1 major award won · 5 wins from 12 nominations across 4 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1939 | Best Cinematography – Black-and-White | Gregg Toland | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1939 | Outstanding Production | Samuel Goldwyn | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1939 | Best Director | William Wyler | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1939 | Best Actor | Laurence Olivier | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1939 | Best Supporting Actress | Geraldine Fitzgerald | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1939 | Best Screenplay | Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1939 | Best Art Direction | James Basevi | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1939 | Best Original Score | Alfred Newman | Nominee |
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12 awards — Wuthering Heights
×| Best Cinematography – Black-and-White | Gregg Toland | Winner |
| Best Actor | Laurence Olivier | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction | James Basevi | Nominee |
| Best Director | William Wyler | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Alfred Newman | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Geraldine Fitzgerald | Nominee |
| Outstanding Production | Samuel Goldwyn | Nominee |
| Best Acting | Geraldine Fitzgerald | Winner |
| Best Acting | Laurence Olivier | Winner |
| National Film Registry | Wuthering Heights | Winner |
| Best Film | Wuthering Heights | Winner |