When the Wind Blows
When the Wind Blows
star 7.5 1986 1h 24m

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.

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groups Top Cast

John Mills

John Mills

Jim Bloggs (voice)

Peggy Ashcroft

Peggy Ashcroft

Hilda Bloggs (voice)

Robin Houston

Robin Houston

Radio Announcer (voice)

person

James Russell

Russian submariner (voice)

David Dundas

David Dundas

Additional Voices (voice)

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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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