Whistle Down The Wind

Bryan Forbes's directorial debut was a beauty. Not satisfied to cut his teeth on a proven commercial vehicle, he used the unique novel by Mary Hayley Bell as the basis for this unique film. In today's world, anyone proclaiming himself to be Jesus Christ would be whisked away by the authorities before many moments passed. And children today are a lot keener on life's realities than they were a quarter of a century ago, perhaps due to the influence of television. But on a grim Lancashire farm, a man claiming to be Christ wins the trust of three motherless children who have been strongly influenced by their strict religious training. Mills is the eldest of Lee's child...