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Whistle Down the Wind
Whistle Down the Wind is a 1961 British crime drama film directed by Bryan Forbes, adapted by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall from the 1958 novel of the same name by Mary Hayley Bell. The film stars her daughter Hayley Mills, who was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Actress for this film.
Plot
Three Lancashire farm children discover a bearded fugitive (the Man/Arthur Blakey) hiding in their barn and mistake him for Jesus Christ. They come to this conclusion because of their Sunday School stories and Blakey's shocked exclamation of "Jesus Christ!" when Kathy, the eldest child, accidentally discovers him. In Sunday School the children quiz their teacher and become even more convinced in their belief.
Awards
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author | Keith Waterhouse Mary Hayley Bell Willis Hall |
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award | National Board of Review: Top Ten Films |
contentLocation | England |
director | Bryan Forbes |
editor | Max Benedict |
genre | crime drama |
keywords | betray birthday party bully help hide jesus christ lancashire sunday school wanted for murder |
musicBy | Malcolm Arnold |
producer | Richard Attenborough |
productionCompany | Allied Film Makers |
publisher | J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors |