Whistle down the Wind
Year:
1961
Production Country:
Great Britain
Set on a remote North England farm, the film tells the story of three children who mistake a wanted killer for Jesus Christ.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Bostock Bernard Lee
- Arthur Alan Blakey, The Man Alan Bates
- Eddie Norman Bird
- Miss Lodge, Sunday school teacher Diane Clare
- Salvation Army girl Patricia Heneghan
- Superintendent Teesdale John Arnatt
- Auntie Dorothy Elsie Wagstaff
- Reeves, the vicar Hamilton Dyce
- Weaver, the vet Howard Douglas
- P.C. Thurstow Ronald Hines
- Wilcox, detective Gerald Sim
- 1st civil defense worker Michael Lees
- 2nd civil defense worker Michael Raghan
- villager May Barton
- Kathy Bostock Hayley Mills
- Nan Bostock Diane Holgate
- Charles Bostock Alan Barnes
- Jackie Roy Holder
- Raymond Barry Dean
- the disciple Christine Ashworth
- the disciple John Boden
- the disciple Doreena Clark
- the disciple Keith Clement
- the disciple Pamela Lonsdale
- the disciple Judy Ollerenshaw
- the disciple Robert Palmer
- the disciple Lois Read
- the disciple Nigel Stafford
- the latecomer Anne Newby
- the latecomer Julie Jackson
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Bryan Forbes
- Assistant Director Basil Rayburn
- [2nd Assistant Director] Charles Blair
- [2nd Assistant Director] Henry Emery
- [3rd Assistant Director] Stephen Christian
- Continuity Penny Daniels
- [Assistant Continuity] Lorely Farley
Production
- © Beaver Films
- a Beaver film Beaver Films
- Made for Allied Film Makers
- Produced by Richard Attenborough
- Associate Producer Jack Rix
- Location Adviser John L. Hargreaves
- Production Secretary Ann Skinner
- Made at Pinewood Studios
Casting
- Casting Maureen Goldner
Writing
- Screenplay by Keith Waterhouse
- Screenplay by Willis Hall
- From an original novel by Mary Hayley Bell
Photography
- Photographed by Arthur Ibbetson
- Camera Operator David Harcourt
- [Focus Puller] John Alcott
- [Clapper Loader] Ken Coles
- [Grip] Ted Lockhart
Stills
- [Stills] Harry Gillard
Editing
- Editor Max Benedict
- Assistant Editor Tom Priestley
- [Assistant Editor (2nd)] Paul Smith
Design
- Art Director Ray Simm
- Assistant Art Director Len Townsend
Costumes
- Wardrobe Laurel Staffel
Make-up
- Make-up Geoffrey Rodway
- Hairdressing Stella Rivers
Music
- Music Composed and Conducted by Malcolm Arnold
- [Whistler on Soundtrack] Richard Attenborough
Sound
- Sound Recordist Bill Daniels
- [Boom Operator] Gus Lloyd
- Sound System Westrex Recording System
- Dubbing Editor Alastair McIntyre
Publicity
- [Publicity] Diana Hawkins