Wuthering Heights (1939 film)

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American romantic drama film black-and-white film sound film

Wuthering Heights (1939 film) is a classic Hollywood adaptation of Emily Brontë’s novel, renowned for its Gothic romance, atmospheric cinematography, and Laurence Olivier’s iconic performance as Heathcliff.

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Label	Occurrences
Wuthering Heights (1939 film) canonical	8
Wuthering Heights	5
Wuthering Heights (1939 film score)	1
Wuthering Heights (screenplay)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T278821 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Wuthering Heights (1939 film)
Context triple: [Laurence Olivier, notableWork, Wuthering Heights (1939 film)]

A. Crimson Peak
Crimson Peak is a 2015 gothic romance horror film directed by Guillermo del Toro, known for its lavish Victorian production design, ghostly atmosphere, and twisted family drama.
B. Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind is a landmark 1939 American epic historical romance film set during the American Civil War and Reconstruction, renowned for its grand scale, cultural impact, and enduring popularity.
C. National Velvet
National Velvet is a classic 1944 family sports drama film about a young girl and her horse competing in the Grand National steeplechase.
D. Red Dust
Red Dust is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic drama film starring Clark Gable and Jean Harlow, set on a rubber plantation in French Indochina.
E. Madam
"Madam" is a formal term of address for a woman, often used to show respect or politeness in social, professional, or official contexts.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Wuthering Heights (1939 film)
Target entity description: Wuthering Heights (1939 film) is a classic Hollywood adaptation of Emily Brontë’s novel, renowned for its Gothic romance, atmospheric cinematography, and Laurence Olivier’s iconic performance as Heathcliff.

A. Crimson Peak
Crimson Peak is a 2015 gothic romance horror film directed by Guillermo del Toro, known for its lavish Victorian production design, ghostly atmosphere, and twisted family drama.
B. Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind is a landmark 1939 American epic historical romance film set during the American Civil War and Reconstruction, renowned for its grand scale, cultural impact, and enduring popularity.
C. National Velvet
National Velvet is a classic 1944 family sports drama film about a young girl and her horse competing in the Grand National steeplechase.
D. Red Dust
Red Dust is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic drama film starring Clark Gable and Jean Harlow, set on a rubber plantation in French Indochina.
E. Madam
"Madam" is a formal term of address for a woman, often used to show respect or politeness in social, professional, or official contexts.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American romantic drama film ⓘ black-and-white film ⓘ sound film ⓘ
academyAward	Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
academyAwardYear	1940 ⓘ
authorOfOriginalWork	Emily Brontë ⓘ
basedOn	Wuthering Heights ⓘ surface form: Wuthering Heights (novel)
cinematographer	Gregg Toland ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
director	William Wyler ⓘ
distributor	United Artists ⓘ
editor	Daniel Mandell ⓘ
famousFor	Gothic romantic atmosphere ⓘ Laurence Olivier’s performance as Heathcliff ⓘ atmospheric cinematography by Gregg Toland ⓘ
format	black-and-white ⓘ
genre	Gothic film ⓘ period drama film ⓘ romantic drama film ⓘ
mainCharacter	Cathy Earnshaw ⓘ Heathcliff ⓘ
narrativeFocus	first half of the novel Wuthering Heights ⓘ
nominatedFor	Academy Award for Best Actor for Laurence Olivier ⓘ Academy Award for Best Director for William Wyler ⓘ Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ surface form: Academy Award for Best Screenplay Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Geraldine Fitzgerald ⓘ
notableAspect	adaptation significantly alters structure and ending of the novel ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
originalMusicComposer	Alfred Newman ⓘ
partOf	Hollywood Golden Age ⓘ surface form: Hollywood studio era
producer	Samuel Goldwyn ⓘ
productionCompany	Samuel Goldwyn Productions ⓘ
releaseDate	1939-04-07 ⓘ
releaseYear	1939 ⓘ
role	David Niven as Edgar Linton ⓘ Geraldine Fitzgerald as Isabella Linton ⓘ Laurence Olivier as Heathcliff ⓘ Merle Oberon as Cathy Earnshaw ⓘ
runtimeMinutes	104 ⓘ
screenwriter	Ben Hecht ⓘ Charles MacArthur ⓘ
setInPeriod	19th century ⓘ
settingLocation	North York Moors ⓘ surface form: Yorkshire moors
starred	David Niven ⓘ Donald Crisp ⓘ Flora Robson ⓘ Geraldine Fitzgerald ⓘ Laurence Olivier ⓘ Merle Oberon ⓘ
uncreditedWriter	John Huston ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Laurence Olivier → notableWork → Wuthering Heights (1939 film) ⓘ

Alfred Newman → notableWork → Wuthering Heights (1939 film) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wuthering Heights (1939 film score)

William Wyler → notableWork → Wuthering Heights (1939 film) ⓘ