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Bryn Frbes's first film as director is a delightful Kith Wterhose/Willis Hll adaptation of Mry Hyley Bll's novel. This classic parable of British cinema is a charming quasi-religious snapshot of childhood innocence.

Set in a grim Lancashire farm community, three impressionable kids (Hyley Mills, Dine Hlgate, and Alan Brnes) find an injured fugitive from justice named Arthur Blakey (Aln Btes) sleeping in their barn. Upon awakening the bearded criminal, he takes one look at the children and exclaims: "Jesus Christ!" In their innocence, they assume he is Jesus due to their been sturdy religious upbringing and try to help him. In truth, he is an escaped killer on the run. News that Christ is living in the barn travels quickly to the other children in the village, they bring Blakey food and wine to earn his approval. The kids try to keep the secret from their parents, but when the authorities come around looking for him, the children, remembering Christ's persecution, do their best to protect their undeserving new friend. When Blakey is betrayed by accident, the police move in to arrest him, by this time his attitude has softened and he surrenders peaceably rather than endanger the lives of any of the children.

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[clothedwiththesun]

one of the lovliest films ever

[carmenjones411]

the little boy has the cutest accent!

[stebuzz57]

@carmenjones411 he is still living in  the same village today, 50 years later.

[thecockerfran]

what a gorgeous movie

[Mancunian6]

@wolseleyplumb 1961 it was made so yes and I remember outside lavvies too. lol

[Mancunian6]

@carmenjones411 Yes he's adorable isn't he? Alan Barnes. Hoping to see him in August at the re-union. I do hope he goes. Do I hope I can come to that. :)

[orlaith987]

im doing a play on this in my stage academy called jesters

great movie :)

[wolseleyplumb]

An outside lavvy! That dates it. Great film though.

[Heath75032]

I expect you'll get beer past it....lol!!