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When the Wind Blows

Movie
1986
1h 21m
16+
English
Animation, War, Science Fiction
User Score: 
7.8
Critic Score: 
83
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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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When the Wind Blows

16+
Movie
1986
1h 21m
English
Animation, War, Science Fiction
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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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7.8
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When the Wind Blows (1986) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
83

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Cast

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Peggy Ashcroft
Hilda Bloggs (voice)
John Mills
Jim Bloggs (voice)
Robin Houston
Radio Announcer (voice)
James Russell
David Dundas
Matt Irving
Bernard Montgomery
Self (archive footage)
Harry S Truman
Self (archive footage)
Joseph Stalin
Self (archive footage)
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage)
Directed By: Jimmy T. Murakami
Written By: Raymond Briggs (Screenplay)

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jekyl6669 says...
3 months ago
Devastating animated flick about an elderly couple trying to survive during the fallout of a nuclear attack. Their hope and optimism as they try to maneuver through their new reality, using archaic survival methods is both touching and gut -wrenching.
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treehousemouse says...
one year ago
can a film about dying from nuclear radiation be boring? it was.
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adamblastia says...
3 years ago
A modest elderly couple are only dimly aware there's a nuclear war, and have no idea they're dying of radiation fallout.
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mclambo says...
12 years ago
Weeeeeeeeiiiiird movie!
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moonkodi
6/10  8 years ago
More 80's propaganda themed stuff. Basically, let's kill the Russians before they kill us.

Felt like the characters were old soley so the film could relate to an uneducated, gullible, or care free viewer. The old lady was particularly stupid and irritating but provided comedy (if you like More
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tensharpe
2 years ago
“When The Wind Blows” is a heartbreaking, horrendous, portrayal of the fallout following a nuclear attack on the United Kingdom. Based on the book by “The Snowman” creator Raymond Briggs, this film manages to show the full horror of an elderly couples experiences once missiles have struck.
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