Jul 21, 1888
84 min
Full-HD

When the Wind Blows (1888)

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.

Category

Animation War Drama

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

Penguin Books British Screen Productions TVC London Meltdown Productions Film4 Productions

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)

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