AF TA ▁nom ination . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁he ▁formed ▁a ▁production ▁company , ▁Be aver ▁Films , ▁with ▁his ▁frequent ▁collabor ator ▁Richard ▁Att en borough . ▁Be aver ▁Films ▁made ▁The ▁An gry ▁Sil ence ▁( 1 9 6 0 ), ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁screen play ▁by ▁For bes ▁in ▁which ▁Att en borough ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁role , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁men ▁shared ▁production ▁respons ib ilities . ▁ ▁Film ▁director ▁For bes ' s ▁director ial ▁debut ▁came ▁with ▁Wh ist le ▁Down ▁the ▁Wind ▁( 1 9 6 1 ), ▁again ▁produced ▁by ▁Att en borough , ▁a ▁crit ically ▁acc laimed ▁film ▁about ▁three ▁northern ▁children ▁who ▁conce al ▁a ▁criminal ▁in ▁their ▁bar n , ▁bel ieving ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁re inc arn ated ▁Jesus ▁Christ . ▁It ▁star red ▁child ▁actor ▁Hay ley ▁M ills ▁and ▁Alan ▁B ates , ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁earliest ▁film ▁roles . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁four ▁B AF TA ▁awards , ▁including ▁Best ▁Film ▁from ▁any ▁Source . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁musical ▁by ▁Andrew ▁Lloyd ▁Web ber . ▁The ▁L - Sh aped ▁Room ▁( 1 9 6 2 ), ▁his ▁next ▁film ▁as ▁director , ▁with ▁Les lie ▁Car on ▁in ▁the ▁female ▁lead , ▁led ▁to ▁her ▁gain ing ▁a ▁nom ination ▁for ▁an ▁Oscar , ▁and ▁winning ▁the ▁B AF TA ▁( Best ▁British ▁Act ress ) ▁and ▁Golden ▁Glo