A man (Alan Bates) on the run for murder hides out at a nearby barn. Through a series of bizarre twists he is discovered by three children (Hayley Mills, Diane Holgate and Alan Barnes), who believe they have stumbled across Jesus and attempt to keep him hidden from the grown-ups. Based on the novel by Hayley Mill's mother, Mary Hayley Bell.
Director: Bryan Forbes
Producer: Richard Attenborough
Writer: Keith Waterhouse
Writer: Willis Hall
Music: Malcolm Arnold
Actor: Hayley Mills
Actor: Alan Bates
Actor: Bernard Lee
Actor: Norman Bird
Actor: Alan Barnes
Actor: Diane Clare
Actor: Hamilton Dyce
Actor: Patricia Heneghan
Actor: Roy Holder
Actor: Diane Holgate
Actor: Elsie Wagstaff