沉默陰鬱的孤兒海斯克里夫被恩蕭先生收養，在咆哮山莊裡與養父的千金凱薩琳結為青梅竹馬；然而義兄辛德雷卻對他百般欺凌，甚至在父親去世後，將其貶為奴僕。不久，花樣年華的凱薩琳移情別戀，嫁給了畫眉田莊的艾嘉，卻使得感情執著的海斯克里夫懷恨遠走。數年後，海斯克里夫再度出現，他帶著復仇的烈火，謀奪了辛德雷的家產，又虛情假意地與艾嘉的妹妹伊莎貝拉結婚，用以折磨還喜歡他的凱薩琳。從此，咆哮山莊的怒吼不僅震撼的兩大家族，更把咒怨蔓延到他們的下一代……。

An abandoned young boy, Heathcliff, is brought up with a brother and sister, Catherine and Hindley. Hindley despises Heathcliff, but Catherine falls in love with him, and Heathcliff with her. Neither will admit their love so Catherine marries a neighbour, Edgar Linton and Heathcliff marries Edgar''s sister Isabella. Catherine then dies and Heathcliff takes out his misery on the children of the two marriages.