Told in flashback, a landowner (Barry Jones) returns to his Yorkshire home with an orphan (Michel Ray) in tow that he raises as his own which causes resentment in his son (Mark Hykin). But his young daughter (Patty Duke) adores him. Years later, the orphan (now Richard Burton) and the daughter (now Rosemary Harris) are still bound together but their romance is troubled by her attachment to a wealthy neighbor (Denholm Elliott). Based on the classic novel by Emily Bronte and directed by Daniel Petrie (A RAISIN IN THE SUN). There have been many adaptations of Bronte's novel, the most famous being William Wyler's 1939 film version. Like the 1939 film, this television adaptation ends with Cathy's death and the second half of the novel is eliminated. Richard Burton makes for an intense and virile Heathcliff but it's all surface passion and his bellowing lacks romanticism. As Cathy, Rosemary Harris is more successful, suggesting the internal conflict between her love for Heathcliff and her desire for a more privileged life. With John Colicos, Cathleen Nesbitt, Bernard Miles, Angela Thornton and Robert Flemyng.
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