It’s my belief that this beautifully rendered version of Emily Brontë's well-known novel likely won’t be outdone. The book is at its heart a narrative about love that has vanished, and Merle Oberon as "Cathy," Laurence Olivier as "Heathcliffe," and David Niven playing "Edgar" all do an impressive job portraying feelings of sorrow, resentment, and hopelessness. “Heathcliffe” is the boy who’s left with the prosperous "Earnshaw" family by Cecil Kellaway, where he slowly develops romantic feelings for their daughter "Cathy." Following the older man's death, his son "Hindley" (Hugh Williams) takes over, mistreating "Heathcliffe" almost like a servant before ultimately forcing him to leave. Upon his return, many years later, and now having become wealthy, he finds “Cathy” is already married to Niven, who’s charming but somewhat unremarkable. What unfolds from this point onward represents English literature at its most mysterious and dramatic. Though the script does gloss over a good deal of the book's detailed portrayals of characters and some of the secondary storylines, it still manages to embody the essence of the story in a captivating and appealing manner – with Flora Robson delivering a particularly mournful performance as the person telling us this tale. Oberon and Olivier are both very good at showing the sense of anguish and yearning, and the photography of the stark yet freeing Yorkshire Moors all adds up to an absorbing, deeply sad narrative.

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