This much-loved tale of faith and innocence is the finest evocation of the childhood world ever filmed. Disney star Hayley Mills leads a cast of local children from the rural Lancashire village where the film is set, with Alan Bates in his first major role as the stranger in the barn that the youngsters mistake for Jesus Christ. This is the theatrical premiere of ITV’s 4K restoration of the film.
""The story is elementary, so simple and inviting, indeed, that one wonders now why it hadn't been written long before it was recently put into a novel by Mary Hayley Bell. ... Credit for this exceptional picture goes to many... all merit praise and affection for giving us one of the most enjoyable and heartwarming films we've ever seen." Bosley Crowther, New York Times
We are delighted to welcome Dr Josephine Botting, Curator at the BFI National Archive. Josephine is the author of the BFI Classic on Whistle Down the Wind. The Q&A will be moderated by writer and film nerd, Marc David Jacobs.
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