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When the Wind Blows

MOVIE • 1986

When the Wind Blows

...it's no fairy tale.

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.

TMDB ★ 3.7/5Votes: 360
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Top Cast

John Mills

John Mills

Jim Bloggs (voice)

Peggy Ashcroft

Peggy Ashcroft

Hilda Bloggs (voice)

Robin Houston

Robin Houston

Radio Announcer (voice)

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James Russell

Russian submariner (voice)

David Dundas

David Dundas

Additional Voices (voice)

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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)

Jimmy T. Murakami

Jimmy T. Murakami

Director

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John Coates

Producer

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John Cary

Editor

Raymond Briggs

Raymond Briggs

Screenplay

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Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

October 24, 1986

Runtime

84 min

Language

English

Origin

United Kingdom

Budget

N/A

Revenue

$5,274