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When the Wind Blows(1986)

...it's no fairy tale.

7.5(336)1h 24m1986-10-24

AnimationWarDrama

Overview

With the help of government-issued pamphlets, an elderly British couple build a shelter and prepare for an impending nuclear attack, unaware that times and the nature of war have changed from their romantic memories of World War II.

Director:: Jimmy T. Murakami
Writers:: Raymond Briggs, Raymond Briggs
Producers:: John Coates
Composer:: Roger Waters
Production:: Penguin Books, British Screen Productions, TVC London, Meltdown Productions, Film4 Productions
Revenue:: $5,274
Status:: Released

Trailer

Cast

John Mills

John Mills

Jim Bloggs (voice)

Peggy Ashcroft

Peggy Ashcroft

Hilda Bloggs (voice)

Robin Houston

Robin Houston

Radio Announcer (voice)

James Russell

James Russell

Russian submariner (voice)

David Dundas

David Dundas

Additional Voices (voice)

Matt Irving

Matt Irving

Additional Voices (voice)

Bernard Montgomery

Bernard Montgomery

Self (archive footage)

Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman

Self (archive footage)

Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin

Self (archive footage)

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

Self (archive footage)