Very simple, sweet, effective film about three kids from the north who believe an escaped convict hiding in their barn is Jesus. The eldest girl is Hayley Mills, Bernard Lee (M from the Bond films) is dad, Alan Bates is excellent as the crim, but the show is stolen by Alan Barnes as the youngest kid.
All the acting is superb - it really was clever for Bryan Forbes to pick this for his debut as a director, because I think it really helped having an actor in charge. The performances are excellent. It's a fine role for Mills, whose casting help get the film financed (her mother wrote the original book). The northern atmosphere is well evoked.
I did feel the story could have done with another twist/development/complication - maybe that would have over complicated things though. I love that this was a box office hit.
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