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When the Wind Blows

1986
7.5 ⭐
1h 24m
Animation
War
Drama
"...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.

Cast & Crew
John Mills
John MillsJim Bloggs (voice)
Peggy Ashcroft
Peggy AshcroftHilda Bloggs (voice)
Robin Houston
Robin HoustonRadio Announcer (voice)
James Russell
James RussellRussian submariner (voice)
David Dundas
David DundasAdditional Voices (voice)
Matt Irving
Matt IrvingAdditional Voices (voice)
Bernard Montgomery
Bernard MontgomerySelf (archive footage)
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. TrumanSelf (archive footage)
Joseph Stalin
Joseph StalinSelf (archive footage)
Winston Churchill
Winston ChurchillSelf (archive footage)