When the Wind Blows
...it's no fairy tale.
1986 · 1h 24m · 16+
Animation, Drama, War
Directed by
Jimmy T. Murakami
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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.
Director and cast
- Jimmy T. Murakami Director
- 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)
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