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When the Wind Blows
When the Wind Blows

Movie·1986·1h 24m

When the Wind Blows

...it's no fairy tale.

Directed By

Jimmy T. Murakami

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

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// overview

The Story

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.

Written By

Raymond Briggs

Producer

John Coates, Iain Harvey

Music

Roger Waters

Editor

John Cary

Themes

husband wife relationshipcountrysidenuclear warenglandworld war iibased on comicbased on graphic novelnuclear falloutadult animationisolated houseradiation sicknessbomb shelter

Production House

Penguin Books
British Screen Productions
TVC London
Meltdown Productions
Film4 Productions

Audience Score

75%

335 votes

Skip8%
Timepass18%
Go for it38%
Perfection36%

Where to watch

Region: IN

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// cast

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)

// crew

Crew

Jimmy T. Murakami

Jimmy T. Murakami

Director

John Coates

Producer

John Cary

Editor

Raymond Briggs

Raymond Briggs

Screenplay

Iain Harvey

Executive Producer

Roger Waters

Roger Waters

Original Music Composer

Taylor Grant

Editor

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