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Whistle Down the Wind (1961)

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7.1/10 1h 39m Jul 25, 1961
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.

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Movie Details

Original Title Whistle Down the Wind
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.5

Cast

Hayley Mills
Hayley Mills
Kathy Bostock
Popularity: 1.5
Bernard Lee
Bernard Lee
Mr. Bostock
Popularity: 6.2
Alan Bates
Alan Bates
The Man, Arthur Alan Blakey
Popularity: 13.9
Norman Bird
Norman Bird
Eddie
Popularity: 9.5
Diane Clare
Diane Clare
Sunday School Teacher, Miss Lodge
Popularity: 4.2
Patricia Heneghan
Patricia Heneghan
Salvation Army Girl
Popularity: 3.8
John Arnatt
John Arnatt
Supt. Teesdale
Popularity: 2.4
Elsie Wagstaff
Elsie Wagstaff
Auntie Dorothy
Popularity: 0.5
Hamilton Dyce
Hamilton Dyce
The Vicar
Popularity: 0.4
Howard Douglas
Howard Douglas
The Vet, Dr. Weaver
Popularity: 2.3
Ronald Hines
Ronald Hines
PC Thurstow
Popularity: 4.8
Gerald Sim
Gerald Sim
Detective
Popularity: 7.4

Key Crew

Director Bryan Forbes
Producer Richard Attenborough
Editor Max Benedict
Screenplay Keith Waterhouse, Willis Hall

Production

Allied Film Makers
GB
Beaver Films
J. Arthur Rank Organisation
GB

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Whistle Down The Wind - Coming Soon to Talking Pictures TV
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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

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
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 ... Read more

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Details
Release Date July 25, 1961
Runtime 1h 39m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.5
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