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When the Wind Blows
...it's no fairy tale.
Oct 24, 1986 · 1h 24m
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Animation
War
Drama
PLOT
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.
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CAST
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)
Directed by
Jimmy T. Murakami
DETAILS
Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
$5,274
Production
Penguin Books, TVC London, Meltdown Productions, National Film Finance Corporation, Film Four International
Country
GB
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