Whistle Down the Wind

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:musical
gptkb:musical_adaptation
gptkb:film
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:film_adaptation
gptkb:stage_adaptation
gptkb:television_adaptation
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:television
gptkb:film
gptkb:stage_play
a film adaptation
gptkbp:album gptkb:1998
gptkbp:awards Best New Musical
BAFTA nominations
Olivier Award nomination
Laurence Olivier Award nomination
gptkbp:based_on novel by Mary Hayley Bell
the novel by Mary Hayley Bell
the 1959 film of the same name
gptkbp:box_office £200,000
gptkbp:character gptkb:The_Man_(fugitive)
gptkb:The_Father
gptkb:The_Girl
gptkb:The_Man
gptkb:The_Mother
gptkb:The_Narrator
gptkb:The_Stranger
gptkb:The_Woman
gptkb:The_Farmer
gptkb:The_Boy
gptkb:The_Children
gptkb:The_Priest
gptkb:The_Police
gptkb:Nan
The Villagers
Brat
gptkbp:characters gptkb:The_Girl
gptkb:The_Man
gptkb:The_Children
gptkbp:choreography gptkb:Anthony_Van_Laast
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Oswald_Morris
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Lloyd_Webber
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:created_by gptkb:Lloyd_Webber
gptkbp:critical_reception generally positive
mixed reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired other works
performed internationally
adapted into various languages
influenced later films
influenced theatre productions
gptkbp:cultural_significance depicts childhood innocence
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Gareth_Malone
Roger Haines
gptkbp:director gptkb:Bryan_Forbes
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:20th_Century_Fox
gptkbp:edited_by gptkb:John_Glen
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Lancashire
gptkbp:first_performance gptkb:2000
gptkb:Aldwych_Theatre
gptkbp:first_released gptkb:West_End
2000 West End
gptkbp:genre gptkb:musical_theatre
gptkb:drama
gptkbp:home_media_release gptkb:DVD
gptkb:Blu-ray
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Whistle Down the Wind
gptkbp:influenced musicals in the 1990s
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:historical_events
gptkb:cultural_identity
gptkb:musical_composition
gptkb:the_Great_Depression
gptkb:American_history
gptkb:the_Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:Italian_neorealism
gptkb:the_Bible
gptkb:folk_music
gptkb:British_New_Wave_cinema
gptkb:literature
gptkb:performance_art
gptkb:character_development
gptkb:fairy_tales
gptkb:rock_music
gptkb:storytelling
American culture
American musical theatre
British culture
cultural movements
emotional expression
social issues
pop music
artistic expression
social commentary
religious themes
Southern culture
audience engagement
youth culture
theatre history
lyrical themes
British musical theatre
dramatic structure
musical history
the 1961 film of the same name
the themes of hope
the themes of redemption
the themes of love
British social realism
the novel by Mary Hayley Bell
the themes of community
the 1961 film adaptation
the original 1951 novel
the themes of belief
the themes of trust
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Gothic_literature
American folk music
gptkbp:inspiration real-life events
gptkbp:inspired_by the story of Jesus Christ
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy cult classic status
gptkbp:length approximately 2 hours
gptkbp:lyricist gptkb:Jim_Steinman
gptkbp:main_theme faith and innocence
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Jim_Steinman
gptkb:Malcolm_Arnold
gptkb:Lloyd_Webber
gptkbp:notable_production 2000 revival
2010 revival
2016 revival
2008 revival
2019 revival
2006 revival
2010 UK tour
2008 UK tour
2002 UK tour
2010 production in the UK
2016 production at the Union Theatre
2019 production at the Hope Mill Theatre
gptkbp:notable_quote “ I believe in you.”
gptkbp:notable_song gptkb:The_Vaults_of_Heaven
gptkb:I_Want_to_Be_Yours
gptkb:I_Don't_Know_How_to_Love_Him
No Matter What
The Last Man in My Life
gptkbp:original_language English
gptkbp:performed_by various theatre companies
gptkbp:performed_in gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:the_UK
gptkbp:plot Children discover a fugitive hiding in a barn.
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:London
gptkbp:premiere_date gptkb:1958
gptkb:1959
gptkbp:premiered_on gptkb:1986
gptkb:1996
gptkb:2000
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:Bill_Kenwright
gptkb:Royal_Shakespeare_Company
gptkb:The_Really_Useful_Group
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:20th_Century_Fox
gptkbp:record_label gptkb:Decca_Records
gptkbp:recordings cast album released in 2001
gptkbp:release_date December 1959
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1959
gptkbp:remake Whistle Down the Wind (musical)
Whistle Down the Wind (2000)
Whistle Down the Wind (musical adaptation)
gptkbp:revival gptkb:2006
gptkb:2016
gptkbp:revived_in gptkb:2000
gptkb:2016
gptkbp:runtime 100 minutes
gptkbp:screenings television broadcasts
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Bryan_Forbes
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:Louisiana
rural England
gptkbp:setting rural England
rural Louisiana
gptkbp:soundtrack original score by Malcolm Arnold
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Alan_Bates
gptkb:Hayley_Mills
gptkb:Dorothy_Mc_Guire
gptkbp:style gptkb:musical
gptkbp:themes hope
faith
innocence
childhood
moral dilemmas
childhood innocence
the power of belief
the search for truth
innocence and belief
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Joan_Baez
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4