When the Wind Blows

...it's no fairy tale.

19861h 24m7.4Movie

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Overview

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

John Mills
John Mills
Jim Bloggs (voice)
Peggy Ashcroft
Peggy Ashcroft
Hilda Bloggs (voice)
Robin Houston
Robin Houston
Radio Announcer (voice)
James Russell
James Russell
Russian submariner (voice)
David Dundas
David Dundas
Additional Voices (voice)
Matt Irving
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)

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When the Wind Blows 1986 Trailer

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