When the Wind Blows(1986)
...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.
Movie: When the Wind Blows
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Jim Bloggs (voice)
Hilda Bloggs (voice)
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