5.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Wuthering Heights (1970)
Wuthering Heights (1970)
Overview
A passionate and tumultuous love story set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors, exploring the intense and destructive relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
5.8
Overview
A passionate and tumultuous love story set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors, exploring the intense and destructive relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film is a faithful adaptation of a classic novel, primarily exploring themes of destructive passion, social class, and revenge through the lens of individual tragedy, rather than explicitly promoting a specific political ideology or offering a political solution.
This 1970 adaptation of 'Wuthering Heights' features traditional casting consistent with its 19th-century British source material, without explicit race or gender swaps. The narrative focuses on the classic gothic romance themes and does not incorporate explicit critiques of traditional identities or central DEI themes.
Secondary
The film portrays Christianity primarily through the character of Joseph, whose rigid, judgmental, and hypocritical piety is critiqued. The narrative highlights how this uncharitable interpretation of faith contributes to suffering and social repression, without offering a significant positive counter-narrative of the religion itself.
The 1970 film 'Wuthering Heights' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative strictly adheres to the original novel's focus on heterosexual relationships, primarily the intense bond between Catherine and Heathcliff, resulting in no LGBTQ+ portrayal to evaluate.
The 1970 film adaptation of Wuthering Heights, based on Emily Brontë's novel, focuses on the passionate and tragic romance between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff. The narrative does not include any identifiable transsexual characters or explore transgender themes, resulting in a portrayal rating of N/A.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1970 film adaptation of Emily Brontë's novel "Wuthering Heights" maintains the canonical genders of its established characters from the source material. No major characters were portrayed as a different gender than originally conceived.
The character Heathcliff, while described as 'dark-skinned' and 'gypsy-like' in the source novel, has historically been portrayed by white actors in adaptations, and his specific racial identity is ambiguous. No other major characters show a clear race swap from their established canon.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.3
6.3
Critic Ratings
6.4
4.3
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