When the Wind Blows
1986 · ★ 7.3 · Dir. Jimmy T. Murakami
A horrifying vision of tomorrow.
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.
- Released
- 1986-10-24
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Language
- EN
- Box office
- $5.3K
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Peggy Ashcroft
Hilda Bloggs (voice)
John Mills
Jim Bloggs (voice)
Robin Houston
Radio Announcer (voice)
James Russell
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David Dundas
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Matt Irving
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Bernard Montgomery
Himself (archive footage)
Harry S. Truman
Himself (archive footage)
Joseph Stalin
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Winston Churchill
Himself (archive footage)
Keywords
Husband wife relationshipBased on comicWorld war iiBased on graphic novelAdult animationEnglish countrysideEnglandIsolated houseNuclear warBomb shelterNuclear falloutRadiation sickness
