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Whistle Down the Wind

directed by Bryan Forbes

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

19611h 39mNRCrime

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Allied Film Makers & Beaver Films present

Whistle Down the Wind

directed by Bryan Forbes

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

19611h 39mNRCrime

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§ Synopsis

Crime · Drama

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.

§ Keywords

what it's about

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

§ Crew

behind the camera

Director

Screenplay

Keith Waterhouse

Cinematography

Arthur Ibbetson

Music

§ Cast

8 of 30

Hayley Mills

as Kathy Bostock

Bernard Lee

Alan Bates

as The Man, Arthur Alan Blakey

Norman Bird

Diane Clare

as Sunday School Teacher, Miss Lodge

Patricia Heneghan

Patricia Heneghan

as Salvation Army Girl

John Arnatt

as Supt. Teesdale

Elsie Wagstaff

as Auntie Dorothy

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