Skip to main content
Whistle Down the Wind poster

Today's hottest young star in her newest... and by far her greatest.

Whistle Down the Wind (1961)

July 25, 19611h 39mEN
7.2

57 votes

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

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

Production Companies

Allied Film MakersBeaver FilmsJ. Arthur Rank Organisation

Movies Like Whistle Down the Wind

Recommended for You

User Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

7.0

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 t…

Read full review →

Explore More