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When the Wind Blows

  • 1986
  • 16+
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
13K
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Peggy Ashcroft and John Mills in When the Wind Blows (1986)
When The Wind Blows: We Must Look On The Bright Side
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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.

  • Director
    • Jimmy T. Murakami
  • Writer
    • Raymond Briggs
  • Stars
    • Peggy Ashcroft
    • John Mills
    • Robin Houston
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    13K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jimmy T. Murakami
    • Writer
      • Raymond Briggs
    • Stars
      • Peggy Ashcroft
      • John Mills
      • Robin Houston
    • 82User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Peggy Ashcroft
    Peggy Ashcroft
    • Hilda Bloggs
    • (voice)
    John Mills
    John Mills
    • Jim Bloggs
    • (voice)
    Robin Houston
    • Announcer
    • (voice)
    James Russell
    • Russian submariner
    • (voice)
    David Dundas
      Matt Irving
        Winston Churchill
        Winston Churchill
        • Self
        • (archive footage)
        • (uncredited)
        Bernard L. Montgomery
        Bernard L. Montgomery
        • Self
        • (archive footage)
        • (uncredited)
        Joseph Stalin
        Joseph Stalin
        • Self
        • (archive footage)
        • (uncredited)
        Harry S. Truman
        Harry S. Truman
        • Self
        • (archive footage)
        • (uncredited)
        • Director
          • Jimmy T. Murakami
        • Writer
          • Raymond Briggs
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        Storyline

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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 reviews82

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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.
        • arthur_tafero
        • Feb 8, 2022
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        • Release date
          • March 11, 1988 (United States)
        • Country of origin
          • United Kingdom
        • Official site
          • At Entertainment (Japan)
        • Language
          • English
        • Also known as
          • Wenn der Wind weht
        • Production companies
          • Meltdown Productions
          • British Screen Productions
          • Film Four International
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        Box office

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        • Gross US & Canada
          • $5,274
        • Opening weekend US & Canada
          • $3,597
          • Mar 13, 1988
        • Gross worldwide
          • $5,274
        See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

        Tech specs

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        • Runtime
          1 hour 24 minutes
        • Color
          • Color
        • Sound mix
          • Dolby Stereo
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.33 : 1

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