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When the Wind Blows
When the Wind Blows

When the Wind Blows

1986 84 min ★ 7.5 Animation, War, Drama

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.

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Cast

John Mills

John Mills

Jim Bloggs (voice)

Peggy Ashcroft

Peggy Ashcroft

Hilda Bloggs (voice)

Robin Houston

Robin Houston

Radio Announcer (voice)

James Russell

Russian submariner (voice)

David Dundas

David Dundas

Additional Voices (voice)

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)

Details

Director

Jimmy T. Murakami

Screenplay

Raymond Briggs

Tagline

"...it's no fairy tale."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Revenue

$5,274

Production

Penguin Books, British Screen Productions, TVC London, Meltdown Productions, Film4 Productions

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