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Wuthering Heights | |
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Based on |
Wuthering Heights 1847 novel by Emily Brontë |
Written by |
Hugh Leonard (2 episodes) David Snodin (3 episodes) |
Directed by | Peter Hammond |
Starring |
Ken Hutchison Kay Adshead |
Composer | Carl Davis |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 5 |
Production | |
Producer | Jonathan Powell |
Running time | 60 minutes (per episode) |
Original release | |
Network | BBC Two |
Wuthering Heights is a 1978 British film adaptation of Emily Brontë's 1847 novel Wuthering Heights, starring Ken Hutchison, Kay Adshead, Pat Heywood, and John Duttine, [1] originally broadcast on BBC Two as a 5-part mini-series, beginning 24 September 1978. [2] Location filming took place on the Yorkshire Moors. [3] [4] [5] [6] This BBC version is regarded as being the one most faithful to the original novel because it does not end with Cathy's death but continues into the next generation, with Heathcliff seeking revenge against those he felt had wronged him. [7]
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Allmovie wrote, "Irish playwright Hugh Leonard handles the adaptation, deftly juggling the many characters and subplots without the slightest sense of strain"; [7] and the BFI described the adaptation as "embracing the hysteria and savagery of its source novel." [5] However, in a contemporary review Clive James called it "[t]he latest but not the best of the Beeb's long line of classic serials", and "the blithering pits". [8]
This article includes a list of general
references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding
inline citations. (May 2014) |
Wuthering Heights | |
---|---|
Based on |
Wuthering Heights 1847 novel by Emily Brontë |
Written by |
Hugh Leonard (2 episodes) David Snodin (3 episodes) |
Directed by | Peter Hammond |
Starring |
Ken Hutchison Kay Adshead |
Composer | Carl Davis |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 5 |
Production | |
Producer | Jonathan Powell |
Running time | 60 minutes (per episode) |
Original release | |
Network | BBC Two |
Wuthering Heights is a 1978 British film adaptation of Emily Brontë's 1847 novel Wuthering Heights, starring Ken Hutchison, Kay Adshead, Pat Heywood, and John Duttine, [1] originally broadcast on BBC Two as a 5-part mini-series, beginning 24 September 1978. [2] Location filming took place on the Yorkshire Moors. [3] [4] [5] [6] This BBC version is regarded as being the one most faithful to the original novel because it does not end with Cathy's death but continues into the next generation, with Heathcliff seeking revenge against those he felt had wronged him. [7]
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Allmovie wrote, "Irish playwright Hugh Leonard handles the adaptation, deftly juggling the many characters and subplots without the slightest sense of strain"; [7] and the BFI described the adaptation as "embracing the hysteria and savagery of its source novel." [5] However, in a contemporary review Clive James called it "[t]he latest but not the best of the Beeb's long line of classic serials", and "the blithering pits". [8]