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When the Wind Blows(1986)
Status: Released
Date: 1986-10-24
74%
289 Votes
Time: 1h 24m
A horrifying vision of tomorrow.
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
Revenue: $5,274.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Penguin Books
British Screen Productions
TVC London
Meltdown Productions
Movie: When the Wind Blows
Top 10 Billed Cast
John Mills
Jim Bloggs (voice)
Peggy Ashcroft
Hilda Bloggs (voice)
Robin Houston
Radio Announcer (voice)
David Dundas
Actor
Bernard Montgomery
Self (archive footage)
Harry S. Truman
Self (archive footage)
Иосиф Сталин
Self (archive footage)
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage)
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