Whistle Down the Wind is a 1961 British crime drama film directed by Bryan Forbes, adapted by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall from the 1958 novel of the same name by Mary Hayley Bell. The film stars her daughter Hayley Mills, who was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Actress for this film.
Renato Fratini was an Italian commercial artist who specialised in cinema posters and book covers. His heyday was in 1960s London.
Fratini's first U.K. magazine illustration. A double page spread for Woman's Mirror, 1963.
Fratini's poster for Waterloo, 1970, from a design by Eric Pulford.
A typical historical romance cover by Fratini. Fiona by Catherine Gaskin, Fontana, 1972.