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Whistle Down the Wind( 1961)

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Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Hayley Mills

      Kathy Bostock

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      Bernard Lee

      Mr. Bostock

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      Alan Bates

      The Man, Arthur Alan Blakey

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      Norman Bird

      Eddie

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      Diane Clare

      Sunday School Teacher, Miss Lodge

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      Patricia Heneghan

      Salvation Army Girl

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      John Arnatt

      Supt. Teesdale

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      Elsie Wagstaff

      Auntie Dorothy

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      Hamilton Dyce

      The Vicar

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      Howard Douglas

      The Vet, Dr. Weaver

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      Ronald Hines

      PC Thurstow

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      Gerald Sim

      Detective

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      Michael Lees

      1st Civil Defence Worker

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      Michael Raghan

      2nd Civil Defence Worker

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      May Barton

      Villager

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      Diane Holgate

      Nan Bostock

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      Alan Barnes

      Charles Bostock

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      Roy Holder

      Jackie Greenwood

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      Barry Dean

      Raymond

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      Christine Ashworth

      Disciple

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      John Boden

      Disciple

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      Doreena Clark

      Disciple

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      Keith Clement

      Disciple

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      Pamela Lonsdale

      Disciple

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      Judy Ollerenshaw

      Disciple

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      Lois Read

      Disciple

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      Nigel Stafford

      Disciple

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      Anne Newby

      Latecomer

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      Julie Jackson

      Latecomer

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      Robert Palmer

      Disciple

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Jan 26 2025
    An almost internecine plot supports this wonderfully nostalgic story of rural life in late 1950s England. A trio of youngsters live on a farm with their rather neglectful, but not negligent, widower father; their aunt "Dolly" and "Eddie" the general factotum. The children rescue a litter of kittens and secrete them around their farm, soliciting God's help to keep them safe. When they go to inspect their charges they discover a poorly young man (Alan Bates) in the barn and assume that he is Jesus - even down to feeding him bread and wine and to protecting him from adults who may wish to visit th...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

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