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When the Wind Blows

  • 19861986
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
12K
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Peggy Ashcroft and John Mills in When the Wind Blows (1986)
AnimationDramaWar
A naive elderly British rural couple survive the initial onslaught of a nuclear war.A naive elderly British rural couple survive the initial onslaught of a nuclear war.A naive elderly British rural couple survive the initial onslaught of a nuclear war.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
12K
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    • Jimmy T. Murakami
    • Raymond Briggs(book)
  • Stars
    • Peggy Ashcroft(voice)
    • John Mills(voice)
    • Robin Houston(voice)
    • Jimmy T. Murakami
    • Raymond Briggs(book)
  • Stars
    • Peggy Ashcroft(voice)
    • John Mills(voice)
    • Robin Houston(voice)
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    • 75User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
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    Peggy Ashcroft and John Mills in When the Wind Blows (1986)
    Peggy Ashcroft and John Mills in When the Wind Blows (1986)
    Peggy Ashcroft and John Mills in When the Wind Blows (1986)
    Peggy Ashcroft and John Mills in When the Wind Blows (1986)
    Peggy Ashcroft and John Mills in When the Wind Blows (1986)
    Peggy Ashcroft and John Mills in When the Wind Blows (1986)
    Peggy Ashcroft and John Mills in When the Wind Blows (1986)
    Peggy Ashcroft and John Mills in When the Wind Blows (1986)
    John Mills in When the Wind Blows (1986)
    Peggy Ashcroft in When the Wind Blows (1986)
    Peggy Ashcroft and John Mills in When the Wind Blows (1986)
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    Peggy Ashcroft
    Peggy Ashcroft
    • Hilda Bloggs
    • (voice)
    John Mills
    John Mills
    • Jim Bloggs
    • (voice)
    Robin Houston
    • Announcer
    • (voice)
    James Russell
      David Dundas
        Matt Irving
          Winston Churchill
          Winston Churchill
          • Self
          • (archive footage)
          • (uncredited)
          Bernard L. Montgomery
          Bernard L. Montgomery
          • Self
          • (archive footage)
          • (uncredited)
          Iosif Stalin
          Iosif Stalin
          • Self
          • (archive footage)
          • (uncredited)
          Harry S. Truman
          Harry S. Truman
          • Self
          • (archive footage)
          • (uncredited)
            • Jimmy T. Murakami
            • Raymond Briggs(book) (script)
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          • Trivia
            David Bowie was originally slated to record several songs for the film but was only able to contribute the title song due to time constraints regarding his then-upcoming album "Never Let Me Down". Roger Waters contributed to most of the film's songs instead.
          • Goofs
            At the beginning of the scene in which Jim and Hilda are bedridden, Hilda's feet are missing for a few frames as the camera pans across.
          • Quotes

            [dying of radiation poisoning]

            Hilda: Shall we... pray, dear?

            Jim: Pray?

            Hilda: Yes.

            Jim: All right then... But... to who?

            Hilda: God, of course.

            Jim: Oh, oh, oh, I see... Yes, yes... Would that be the correct thing?

            Hilda: It can't do any harm, dear.

            Jim: Ok, um... Here it goes... Dear sir...

            Hilda: No, that's wrong, dear.

            Jim: Well, uh... How, how do you start?

            Hilda: Our God...

            Jim: -our help, in ages past...

            Hilda: That's it, dear. Keep it up.

            Jim: Almighty and most merciful father...

            Hilda: That's good.

            Jim: Dearly beloved... we are gathered... unto thee. I shall fear no evil. Thy rod and thy staff comfort me all the days of my life.

            [beginning to suffocate]

            Jim: Lay me down in green pastures... I... I can't remember anymore.

            Hilda: That was nice, dear. I liked the bit about the green pastures.

            Jim: Oh, yes, yes. Into the valley of the shadow of death...

            Hilda: Oh, no more love. No more.

            Jim: ...rode the six hundred.

            [they die]

          • Crazy credits
            After the end credits, Morse code can be heard in the background. The code, when translated, means "MAD". MAD is an abbreviation for the term "Mutually Assured Destruction".
          • Alternate versions
            From the Castilian Spanish dubbing, Fernando Rey and Irene Gutiérrez Caba were cast to be the voices of the main characters.
          • Connections
            Featured in Years Ahead: Episode #5.1 (1986)
          • Soundtracks
            When the Wind Blows
            Written by David Bowie and Erdal Kizilcay
            Performed by David Bowie
            Produced by David Bowie and David Richards

          User reviews75

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          8/10
          This Ain't Your Disney Cartoon - When the Wind Blows
          This cartoon is not for children; it should not even be for adults as well, but it is a grim reminder of what could have been (and what might still be) if we are not vigilant as civil human beings on this planet. The best nuclear holocaust film since Hiroshima shows us the gradual breakdown of a lovely old couple in the English countryside after a nuclear exchange. It reminds us there are no winners in a nuclear war. The cartoon is described highly inaccurately by IMDB as a comedy. The word comedy and nuclear war should never be used in the same sentence. It is a drama and a tragedy of the highest order. Please fix this outrageous description, despite a few weak attempts at humor by the characters.
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          • arthur_tafero
          • Feb 9, 2022

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          • Release date
            • March 11, 1988 (United States)
            • United Kingdom
            • At Entertainment (Japan)
            • English
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            • Meltdown Productions
            • British Screen Productions
            • Film Four International
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          • 1 hour 24 minutes
            • Color
            • Dolby Stereo

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