When the Wind Blows

1988

When the Wind Blows

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Movie Info

In this animated film, based on the novel by Raymond Briggs, an older English couple must struggle to deal with their altered reality when a nuclear war strikes, destroying their peaceful lives.

Rating:

PG
Genre:

Animation, Drama
Directed By:

Jimmy T. Murakami
Written By:

Raymond Briggs
In Theaters:

Mar 11, 1988 limited
Runtime:

80 minutes
Studio:

Kings Road Entertainment

Cast

John Mills
as Jim Bloggs

Robin Houston
as Announcer

James Russell

Peggy Ashcroft
as Hilda Bloggs

Matt Irving

David Dundas

Critic Reviews for When the Wind Blows

All Critics (6) | DVD (2)

What begins as a comfy film about an old (if stubborn) British couple in their twilight years becomes a scathing attack on apathy.

Feb 14, 2018 | Rating: 8/10 | Full Review…

Scott Clark
Starburst
Political documents from prior generations can't help but lose their force, and yet this is just as powerful now as it ever could have been.

Jul 10, 2016 | Rating: 10/10 | Full Review…

Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy
The images from the movie are haunting, and have stuck with me the past few days, but I feel like maybe I've dragged them out of my subconscious, where they no longer belong.

Mar 3, 2005 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Luke Y. Thompson
LYTRules.com

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Audience Reviews for When the Wind Blows

Aug 26, 2009

I havent seen this for absolutely years and as a warning to the masses I think it was absolutely brilliant. It was very subtly done but the message more than gets through well. The scenes near the end are so touching and the ending was just....well watch it and see.

Barry L Super Reviewer

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When the Wind Blows Quotes

Hilda Bloggs:	If a german sees you in these socks he'll think your a peasant.
Hilda Bloggs:	If a German sees you in these socks he'll think your a peasant.

Hilda Bloggs:	Ive seen the russians dancing on the tele. They were all wearing boots. They seemed quite nice.
Hilda Bloggs:	Ive seen the Russians dancing on the tele. They were all wearing boots. They seemed quite nice.

Jim Bloggs:	Say you want to bang one million people but you use a ten million people bang; its a terrific waste of energy in the present economic climate.
Jim Bloggs:	Say you want to bang one million people but you use a ten million people bang. It's a terrific waste of energy in the present economic climate.