Whistle Down the Wind poster

Feature film — 1961

Whistle Down the Wind (1961)

7.21h 39mCrime — 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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A high-signal pick with 61 votes.

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

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Director: Bryan Forbes

On screen

Cast & crew

Hayley Mills as Kathy Bostock

Hayley Mills

Kathy Bostock

Bernard Lee as Mr. Bostock

Bernard Lee

Mr. Bostock

Alan Bates as The Man, Arthur Alan Blakey

Alan Bates

The Man, Arthur Alan Blakey

Norman Bird as Eddie

Norman Bird

Eddie

Diane Clare as Sunday School Teacher, Miss Lodge

Diane Clare

Sunday School Teacher, Miss Lodge

Patricia Heneghan as Salvation Army Girl

Patricia Heneghan

Salvation Army Girl

John Arnatt as Supt. Teesdale

John Arnatt

Supt. Teesdale

Elsie Wagstaff as Auntie Dorothy

Elsie Wagstaff

Auntie Dorothy

Hamilton Dyce as The Vicar

Hamilton Dyce

The Vicar

Howard Douglas as The Vet, Dr. Weaver

Howard Douglas

The Vet, Dr. Weaver

Ronald Hines as PC Thurstow

Ronald Hines

PC Thurstow

Gerald Sim as Detective

Gerald Sim

Detective

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