Stars: Olivia Hussey, Leonard Whiting, Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche

Director: Franco Zeffirelli

Summary: For his adaptation of ROMEO AND JULIET, director Franco Zeffirelli (TAMING OF THE SHREW) made the inspired choice of casting teenaged actors in the leads (Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting), and their youthful innocence adds an extra dimension of beauty and tragedy to the story. Shot on location in Italy, the film benefits from an earthy sense of realism, a cast of excellent supporting actors, and a memorable soundtrack by Nino Rota. This saga of star-crossed lovers caught in their feuding family's crossfire had strong political resonance at the time of its release, and has lost little of its poignancy.<BR><BR><BR>WUTHERING HEIGHTS is a sweeping, epic production of Emily Bronte's classic tale of star-crossed lovers Cathy (Juliette Binoche) and Heathcliff (Ralph Fiennes), whose passionate love and tragic separation plays out against the verdant Yorkshire moors. Whereas most film adaptations of WUTHERING HEIGHTS end with the death of Cathy, this version presents the complete novel and continues the fateful consequences of the doomed love affair as it resonates throughout two generations of the Earnshaw and Linton families.

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Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Year:	1968
Release Date:	October 6, 2008
Runtime:	235 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	P H E 9669
Keywords:	English, Romantic, Romeo, Juliet, Wuthering, Heights, Drama
Genre:	Drama