I 've been trying for years to track this one down. It was a long time ago, and I had thought it was made for the Hallmark Hall of Fame series. I had believed it to have been shown on American television about 1966 or 1967, possibly a later presentation of the 1962 original British showing.
Now I wonder if it might have been shown much earlier than I remembered. All I can clearly recall is that Claire Bloom played Cathy, and it was very affecting. Does anyone out there have any further information on this production? I remember it looking like a play and being reasonably faithful to the book. I especially recall the scene where young Cathy and Heathcliff are spying on the wealthy neighbors' party and Cathy is bitten by the rich peoples' dogs, and spends time recuperating with them, and acquiring some social snobbery as a result. I also remember the final scene, with the lovers' graves side by side. It seemed terribly sad and beautiful to me until it was surpassed by the classic Thirties film version with Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon, which I did not see until many years later.
Now I wonder if it might have been shown much earlier than I remembered. All I can clearly recall is that Claire Bloom played Cathy, and it was very affecting. Does anyone out there have any further information on this production? I remember it looking like a play and being reasonably faithful to the book. I especially recall the scene where young Cathy and Heathcliff are spying on the wealthy neighbors' party and Cathy is bitten by the rich peoples' dogs, and spends time recuperating with them, and acquiring some social snobbery as a result. I also remember the final scene, with the lovers' graves side by side. It seemed terribly sad and beautiful to me until it was surpassed by the classic Thirties film version with Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon, which I did not see until many years later.