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Synopsis
Bryan Forbes' first directorial effort is set in a rugged Lancashire farm community. Three impressionable children, played by Hayley Mills, Diane Holgate, and Alan Barnes, come across a bearded vagrant named Arthur Blakey (Alan Bates) sleeping in their barn. Upon awakening, the ill-tempered bum takes a look at the white-eyed kids and mutters the imprecation "Jesus Christ!" In their innocence, the children assume that Arthur is Jesus Christ, and they spread the word to their friends. In truth, he is an escaped killer. But when the authorities come around looking for him, the kids, remembering Christ's persecution, do their best to protect their far-from-deserving new friend. Though the material, based on a novel by Mary Hayley Bell (Hayley Mills's mother) could have been mawkish and obvious in other hands, Forbes handles the situation and the characters realistically; even the blatant New Testament symbolism is logically incorporated into the proceedings. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

John Arnatt Teasdale
Alan Barnes Charles Bostock
Alan Bates Arthur Blakey, the Man
Norman Bird Eddie
Diane Clare Miss Lodge
Patricia Heneghan Salvation Army Girl
Ronald Hines Police Constable Thurstow
Roy Holder Jackie
Diane Holgate Nan Bostock
Bernard Lee Mr. Bostock
Hayley Mills Kathy Bostock
Elsie Wagstaffe Auntie Dorothy

Production Crew

Ray Simm Art Director
Mary Hayley Bell Book Author
Arthur Ibbetson Cinematographer
Malcolm Arnold Composer (Music Score)
Bryan Forbes Director
Max Benedict Editor
Geoffrey Rodway Makeup
Danny Arnold Musical Direction/Supervision
Malcolm Arnold Musical Direction/Supervision
Richard Attenborough Producer
Keith Waterhouse Screenwriter
Willis Hall Screenwriter
Year: 1962
Runtime: 98
Country: UK
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Produced by
Allied Film Makers
Pathé American

Release
by J. Arthur Rank Productions

Awards
1961 - Best British Film - British Academy Awards
1961 - Best British Film - British Academy Awards
1962 - Best Picture - National Board of Review