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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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[BlackSabbathFan1985]

@mrschicken1967 really? that's so cool! does he still act?

[mickeyh1961]

Classic British Film, great storyline and a very vivid view of a more innocent world not only the children but life in general an innocents thats sadly missing today. great performances all round

[maybrick1888]

@mrschicken1967 True- apart from the leads they were all local kids from a primary school in Burnley. I know this because my dad was living there at the time.

[mrschicken1967]

A cunt I might be but a liar I'm not get a grip you stupid man run along

[petertownend]

@mrschicken1967 lying cunt

[mrschicken1967]

The boy who turns up late with the glasses on is my brother Kevin Bennett

[MartinMirror1]

Notice @ 10.35 "untold truth about marilyn monroe" in womans mirror. and Free arabian charm bracelet in "shirley"

[BlackSabbathFan1985]

The boy with the glasses who shows up late is sweet lol.

[Elysiumfire]

"Cup Final...cloth ears!"

[NAAUSTEN]

It means "to give an uninformed opinion, fabulate, to talk unwisely or unguardedly...to blow smoke"