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Whistle Down the Wind

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Whistle Down the Wind
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1hr 38min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1962
Director:
Bryan Forbes
Starring:
Hayley Mills, Alan Bates, Bernard Lee  ...more
Synopsis: Bryan Forbes' first directorial effort is set in a rugged Lancashire farm community. Three impressionable children, played by Hayley Mills, Diane Holgate, and Alan Barnes, come across a bearded vagrant named Arthur Blakey (Alan Bates) sleeping in their barn. Upon awakening, the ill-tempered bum takes a look at the white-eyed kids and mutters the imprecation "Jesus Christ!" In their innocence, the children assume that Arthur is Jesus Christ, and they spread the word to their friends. In truth, he ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
Bryan Forbes made an impressive directorial debut with Whistle Down the Wind, a film that could easily have gone off-track under lesser hands. He shows that he is in control from the beginning, piquing the audience's curiosity with the opening kitten-drowning sequence while simultaneously setting up the relationships between the main characters. Forbes directs with subtlety and assurance, making believable ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Hayley Mills
Kathy Bostock
Alan Bates
Arthur Blakey, the Man
Bernard Lee
Mr. Bostock
Norman Bird
Eddie
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