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When an injured wife murderer takes refuge on a remote Lancashire farm, the owner's three children mistakenly believe him to be the Second Coming of Christ.When an injured wife murderer takes refuge on a remote Lancashire farm, the owner's three children mistakenly believe him to be the Second Coming of Christ.When an injured wife murderer takes refuge on a remote Lancashire farm, the owner's three children mistakenly believe him to be the Second Coming of Christ.
- Nominated for 4 BAFTA Awards
- 1 win & 5 nominations total
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- TriviaThe title "Whistle Down the Wind" originally comes from falconry and means "to let a falcon fly away free."
- GoofsIn several scenes, but especially when the children are in the barn discussing a name for the cats, the youngest boy can be seen mouthing the other characters lines before he says his own.
- Quotes
Charlie Bostock: It isn't Jesus. It's just a fella.
- Crazy creditsThe character played by Alan Bates is named Arthur Alan Blakey in the movie, but in the credits he is listed as "The Man."
- ConnectionsFeatured in Blue Peter: Episode #4.32 (1961)
- SoundtracksWe Three Kings
(uncredited)
Words and Music by John H. Hopkins (as Reverend John Henry Hopkins,, Jr.)
Incorporated into incidental music
Featured review
one of the greatest British black and white movies ever made?
Produced by Sir Richard Attenborough (Jurassic Park), and written by Lady Mills (wife of Sir John, a veteran British actor), this is a charming look at childhood, through the eyes of three children, in the early 60`s. An injured, escaped murderer seeks refuge in their barn (Alan Bates), the kids find him, and believe hes Jesus...(when they ask who he is, he mutters `Jesus Christ!`). The script is so innocent, we were these children not so long ago, theres a little of them in all of us.. Hayley Mills (daughter of Sir John Mills, and the star of many Disney movies), stars as Cathy, the eldest of the kids, barely in her teens. Bernard Lee (`M` in countless James Bond movies), plays the father of the family... What makes it so good, is the way the kids converse with each other, their innocence of thinking that a holy figure has come to live in their barn, of all places!! It doesn`t mean to be funny, but it is. Its all too light hearted to be anything else..Just a wonderful, very little known movie.
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- Budget
- £148,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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