Who directed Wuthering Heights?
William Wyler
Wuthering Heights/Directors
Wuthering Heights is a 1939 American romantic period drama film directed by William Wyler, produced by Samuel Goldwyn, starring Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon as the romantic leads.
Has Tom Hardy played Heathcliff?
Cast and characters Tom Hardy as Heathcliff – Heathcliff, an orphan, is brought to Wuthering Heights as a child after Mr Earnshaw finds him living rough on the streets of Liverpool. Heathcliff is eventually consumed by jealousy and hate when Cathy marries Edgar Linton.
Where was Wuthering Heights filmed 2009?
Oakwell Hall
Historic Oakwell Hall in Birstall was given a Brontë-style makeover in 2009 for a new TV production of Wuthering Heights, the classic tale of doomed love and loss on the Yorkshire Moors. We found out what it’s like to rub shoulders with the stars!
Who started Wuthering Heights?
Emily Brontë
Wuthering Heights is an 1847 novel by Emily Brontë, initially published under the pseudonym Ellis Bell. It concerns two families of the landed gentry living on the West Yorkshire moors, the Earnshaws and the Lintons, and their turbulent relationships with Earnshaw’s adopted son, Heathcliff.
What is the plot of Wuthering Heights?
It follows the life of Heathcliff, a mysterious gypsy-like person, from childhood (about seven years old) to his death in his late thirties. Heathcliff rises in his adopted family and then is reduced to the status of a servant, running away when the young woman he loves decides to marry another.
Does Tom Hardy have a child?
Louis Thomas Hardy
Tom Hardy/Children
He shares his oldest child Louis Thomas Hardy, 13, with ex Rachael Speed, and two young children — whose names and genders he has never publicly confirmed! — with wife Charlotte Riley.
Where does Charlotte Riley come from?
Grindon, United Kingdom
Charlotte Riley/Place of birth
What’s so great about Wuthering Heights?
Wuthering Heights is an important contemporary novel for two reasons: Its honest and accurate portrayal of life during an early era provides a glimpse of history, and the literary merit it possesses in and of itself enables the text to rise above entertainment and rank as quality literature.
Who is the director of the movie Wuthering Heights?
Wuthering Heights (2009) directed by Coky Giedroyc • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd Letterboxd is an independent service created by a small team, and we rely mostly on the support of our members to maintain our site and apps.
When did Wuthering Heights first air in the UK?
The series was first broadcast in January 2009 in the US, as part of PBS’s Masterpiece Classic programming. It eventually aired in the UK in two separate 90-minute instalments on consecutive nights, on 30 and 31 August 2009. It was broadcast on the terrestrial networks ITV & UTV, and in early 2010 on STV in Scotland.
Who are Cathy and Hindley Earnshaw in Wuthering Heights?
Tom Hardy as Heathcliff – Heathcliff, an orphan, is brought to Wuthering Heights as a child after Mr Earnshaw finds him living rough on the streets of Liverpool. At first he is resented by his foster siblings, Catherine and Hindley Earnshaw. Eventually Cathy comes to love him, whereas Hindley always sees him as an interloper.
Who are the secondary characters in Wuthering Heights?
Secondary characters 1 Tom Payne as Linton Heathcliff 2 Rebecca Night as Catherine Linton 3 Sia Berkeley as Frances Earnshaw 4 Andrew Hawley as Hareton Earnshaw 5 Des McAleer as Joseph 6 Declan Wheeldon as Young Heathcliff 7 Alexandra Pearson as Young Cathy 8 Shaughan Seymour as Dr Kenneth 9 Joseph Taylor as Young Hindley