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72% Critic Match
Whistle Down the Wind
“Today's hottest young star in her newest... and by far her greatest.”
7.2 / 10• 1961• 1h 39m•NR• English
CrimeDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Hayley Mills
Kathy Bostock
Lead
Bernard Lee
Mr. Bostock
Alan Bates
The Man, Arthur Alan Blakey
Norman Bird
Eddie
Diane Clare
Sunday School Teacher, Miss Lodge
Patricia Heneghan
Salvation Army Girl
John Arnatt
Supt. Teesdale
Elsie Wagstaff
Auntie Dorothy
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bryan Forbes's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Whistle Down the Wind is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
