When the Wind Blows

1986 Jimmy T. Murakami 1h 24m ★ 7.4
Animation War Drama
When the Wind Blows

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 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)

Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with When the Wind Blows

Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies 1988
Animated war devastation. Two films that prove animation can be more emotionally brutal than any live action war film. Silver Thread
Silver Thread 1984
Nuclear war with no escape. Two British films that made the apocalypse feel not like a blockbuster but like a Tuesday.