Wuthering Heights (1998 film)

Wuthering Heights is a 1998 British television film directed by David Skynner and starring Robert Cavanah, Orla Brady, and Sarah Smart.[2] It was produced by Jo Wright. It is based on the 1847 novel Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. The novel was adapted for the screen by Neil McKay. The film was released by ITV on 5 April 1998 in the United Kingdom and released by WGBH-TV on 18 October 1998 in the United States.

Wuthering Heights
Directed byDavid Skynner[1]
Written byNeil McKay
Based onWuthering Heights
1847 novel
by Emily Brontë
Produced byLouise Berridge
Jo Wright (executive producer)
Rebecca Eaton (executive producer)
StarringRobert Cavanah
Orla Brady
Sarah Smart
Music byWarren Bennett
Production
companies
Distributed byITV
Release dates
5 April 1998 (UK)
18 October 1998 (US)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Four years later, Smart would star in Sparkhouse, a gender-reversed BBC adaptation of Wuthering Heights in which Smart played the Heathcliff role (renamed to Carol).[3]

Plot summary

Mr Earnshaw takes in Heathcliff, a mistreated foundling, and raises him alongside his stepsister Catherine. The two develop a romantic relationship, but Catherine ultimately decides to marry a wealthy man. Heathcliff becomes fixated on seeking revenge and this obsession carries over into the following generation.

Cast

References
  1. Melani, Lilia. "Film Versions of Wuthering Heights". CUNY. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  2. "Wuthering Heights (1998)". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020.
  3. "BBC - Press Office - Sparkhouse". www.bbc.co.uk.


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