From Forgotten Films: 1966-1971 by Nolan Hendricks, 1998
"Sharon Tate's next film, a quickly made Italian production titled The Thirteen Chairs was released during spring, 1970 to capitalize on her Oscar Nomination for Best Supporting Actress as Etta Place in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid as well as press stemming from her recent marriage to actor Christopher Jones. The film, which also featured Orson Welles and Terry-Thomas, was only moderately successful, but Tate's comedic turn was noticed--"
Also from Forgotten Films: 1966-1971 by Nolan Hendricks, 1998
"Producers Samuel Z. Arkoff and James H. Nicholson realized that releasing Wuthering Heights as an AIP release could kill the film. Eventually, a division named International Classics would be established--" [1]
"Julian Glover, who had just come off a lukewarm reception as James Bond already had Wuthering Heights in the can. Glover appeared in the smaller role of Hindley Earnshaw and received awards buzz--"
Trivia on Wuthering Heights (1970) From IMDB
Jill Haworth, who played Catherine and Ian Ogilvy, who played Edgar Linton, had previously appeared together in The Dark (1969).
007 Connection: Timothy Dalton, who played Heathcliff, was up for the role of James Bond in the early 1980s. Ogilvy wound up playing the coveted role. Julian Glover, who also played James Bond in You Only Live Twice (1969) was also in this film.
As with the 1939 version, this version of Wuthering Heights depicts only the first sixteen chapters. A major bone of contention among critics, most notably Vincent Canby, was the fact that the film varied from the book in several ways regarding the character of Hindley Earnshaw (Played by Julian Glover in his first post-Bond film appearance). The character is portrayed in a more sympathetic light than in the novel.
In this version, Nelly Dean, the narrator, is shown as being in love with Hindley and unable to express her feelings due to their class differences. After his wife's death, Hindley goes through a hedonistic stage but finally pulls himself out of it.
What really frustrated critics, and perhaps the most controversial of all the differences, was the ending.
Despite mixed critical reviews over how the source material was handled, Wuthering Heights performed well enough to convince AIP to make more plans with their newly minted International Classics subsidiary.
[1] I won't be getting into this too much. In a nutshell, it's an early attempt at something like Fox Searchlight. Only run by AIP.
"Sharon Tate's next film, a quickly made Italian production titled The Thirteen Chairs was released during spring, 1970 to capitalize on her Oscar Nomination for Best Supporting Actress as Etta Place in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid as well as press stemming from her recent marriage to actor Christopher Jones. The film, which also featured Orson Welles and Terry-Thomas, was only moderately successful, but Tate's comedic turn was noticed--"
Also from Forgotten Films: 1966-1971 by Nolan Hendricks, 1998
"Producers Samuel Z. Arkoff and James H. Nicholson realized that releasing Wuthering Heights as an AIP release could kill the film. Eventually, a division named International Classics would be established--" [1]
"Julian Glover, who had just come off a lukewarm reception as James Bond already had Wuthering Heights in the can. Glover appeared in the smaller role of Hindley Earnshaw and received awards buzz--"
Trivia on Wuthering Heights (1970) From IMDB
Jill Haworth, who played Catherine and Ian Ogilvy, who played Edgar Linton, had previously appeared together in The Dark (1969).
007 Connection: Timothy Dalton, who played Heathcliff, was up for the role of James Bond in the early 1980s. Ogilvy wound up playing the coveted role. Julian Glover, who also played James Bond in You Only Live Twice (1969) was also in this film.
As with the 1939 version, this version of Wuthering Heights depicts only the first sixteen chapters. A major bone of contention among critics, most notably Vincent Canby, was the fact that the film varied from the book in several ways regarding the character of Hindley Earnshaw (Played by Julian Glover in his first post-Bond film appearance). The character is portrayed in a more sympathetic light than in the novel.
In this version, Nelly Dean, the narrator, is shown as being in love with Hindley and unable to express her feelings due to their class differences. After his wife's death, Hindley goes through a hedonistic stage but finally pulls himself out of it.
What really frustrated critics, and perhaps the most controversial of all the differences, was the ending.
Hindley succeeds in fatally shooting Heathcliff and remains the owner of Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff and Cathy's ghosts are then reunited.
Despite mixed critical reviews over how the source material was handled, Wuthering Heights performed well enough to convince AIP to make more plans with their newly minted International Classics subsidiary.
[1] I won't be getting into this too much. In a nutshell, it's an early attempt at something like Fox Searchlight. Only run by AIP.
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