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When the Wind Blows

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.

AnimationWarDrama

Release: 1986-10-24Runtime: 84 minRating: 7.446 (327)

Cast

John Mills

John Mills

Jim Bloggs (voice)

Peggy Ashcroft

Peggy Ashcroft

Hilda Bloggs (voice)

Robin Houston

Robin Houston

Radio Announcer (voice)

James Russell

Russian submariner (voice)

David Dundas

David Dundas

Additional Voices (voice)

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)

Crew

Jimmy T. Murakami

Jimmy T. Murakami

Director

John Coates

Producer

Iain Harvey

Executive Producer

Roger Waters

Roger Waters

Original Music Composer

John Cary

Editor

Taylor Grant

Editor

Colin Bowman

Camera Operator

Raymond Briggs

Raymond Briggs

Screenplay

Gary McCarver

Layout

Ted Swanscott

Sound

Clips & Videos

When the Wind Blows 1986 Trailer

When the Wind Blows 1986 Trailer