Crime ·Drama · United Kingdom · 1961 · 1h 39m

Whistle Down the Wind

Director

Cast

Hayley Mills as Kathy Bostock Bernard Lee as Mr. Bostock Alan Bates as The Man, Arthur Alan Blakey Norman Bird as Eddie Diane Clare as Sunday School Teacher, Miss Lodge Patricia Heneghan as Salvation Army Girl

Crew

Arthur Ibbetson — Director of Photography Max Benedict — Editor Malcolm Arnold — Original Music Composer Willis Hall — Screenplay Keith Waterhouse — Screenplay Mary Hayley Bell — Novel

Tagline

Today's hottest young star in her newest... and by far her greatest.

Synopsis

When an injured wife-murderer takes refuge on a remote Lancashire farm, the farmer’s three children mistakenly believe him to be the Second Coming of Christ.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

based on novel or book faith village life innocence escaped convict fugitive on the run rural area farming wife murderer religon lancashire

Key Collaborators

Bryan Forbes Director Arthur Ibbetson Director of Photography Max Benedict Editor Malcolm Arnold Original Music Composer Willis Hall Screenplay Keith Waterhouse Screenplay Mary Hayley Bell Novel Richard Attenborough Producer

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