When the Wind Blows

When the Wind Blows

1986
1h 24m
7.5

7.5/10

330 votes • View on IMDb

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

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.

Status: Released

Revenue: $5,274

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Penguin Books British Screen Productions TVC London Meltdown Productions Film4 Productions
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date October 24, 1986
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0090315

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)

Key Crew

Jimmy T. Murakami
Director
John Coates
Producer
Iain Harvey
Executive Producer
Raymond Briggs
Screenplay