Wuthering Heights poster

Movie · 1970

Wuthering Heights

Released 9 June 1970 More from 1970 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

Young orphan Heathcliff is adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, Cathy. The two share a remarkable bond that seems unbreakable until Cathy, feeling the pressure of social convention, suppresses her feelings and marries Edgar Linton, a man of means who befits her stature. Heathcliff vows to win her back.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Harry Andrews
as Mr. Earnshaw
58
Hugh Griffith
as Dr. Kenneth
58
Dudley Foster
as Mr. Green
45
Aubrey Woods
as Joseph
42
Gertan Klauber
38
James Cossins
as Mr. Linton
36
Timothy Dalton
as Heathcliff
24
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
34years between the oldest and youngest billed
58Harry Andrews — oldest on the call sheet
24Timothy Dalton — youngest billed
43average age of the credited cast
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