Movie
When the Wind Blows
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1986-10-24
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Genres
- Animation, War, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Penguin Books, British Screen Productions, TVC London, Meltdown Productions, Film4 Productions
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- John Mills as Jim Bloggs (voice)
- Peggy Ashcroft as Hilda Bloggs (voice)
- Robin Houston as Radio Announcer (voice)
- James Russell as Russian submariner (voice)
- David Dundas as Additional Voices (voice)
- Matt Irving as Additional Voices (voice)
- Bernard Montgomery as Self (archive footage)
- Harry S. Truman as Self (archive footage)
- Joseph Stalin as Self (archive footage)
- Winston Churchill as Self (archive footage)
Crew
- Jimmy T. Murakami - Director
- Raymond Briggs - Screenplay
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