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When the Wind Blows

A horrifying vision of tomorrow.

7.4 / 10

84 minutes

1986-10-24

English

GB

Actors :

Peggy Ashcroft, John Mills, Robin Houston, James Russell, David Dundas, Matt Irving, Bernard Montgomery, Harry S. Truman, Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill

Description

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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Reviews

tensharpe

tensharpe

2/3/2023, 11:47:36 AM

“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. Opening with real Cold War era footage accompanied by David Bowie’s haunting theme song, “When The Wind Bl...