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.
Whistle Down the Wind has generally received very positive reviews.
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Whistle Down the Wind was released in 1961 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 67 reviews, giving Whistle Down the Wind (1961) an average rating of 79%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 90%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 73%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Whistle Down the Wind than critics were.
With a score of 79%, Whistle Down the Wind is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1961, which stands at 60%.
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