When the Wind Blows (1986)

CinemaOSMovie · 1986 · 1h 24m

...it's no fairy tale.

75%(358)IMDbAnimationWarDrama

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.

Directed byJimmy T. Murakami

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Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 24m
Language: EN
Released: October 24, 1986
Revenue: $5,274

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Penguin Books

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10 credited

Starring

John Mills

Jim Bloggs (voice)

Peggy Ashcroft

Hilda Bloggs (voice)

Robin Houston

Radio Announcer (voice)

James Russell

Russian submariner (voice)

David Dundas

Additional Voices (voice)

Matt Irving

Additional Voices (voice)

Bernard Montgomery

Self (archive footage)

Harry S. Truman

Self (archive footage)

Joseph Stalin

Self (archive footage)

Winston Churchill

Self (archive footage)

Creative team

Directed by: Jimmy T. Murakami
Written by: Raymond Briggs
Produced by: John Coates

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