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When The Wind Blows

March 11, 1988 TVC-London

Studio
Channel Four Films, Meltdown Productions, Penguin Books, TVC-London, The National Film Finance Corp.

Synopsis

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.

Characters

Hilda Bloggs, Jim

Credits

Directing

Director
Jimmy T. Murakami

Producing

Producer
John Coates, Iain Harvey (Executive)

Writing

Writer
Raymond Briggs (also book)

Voices

Voice
Peggy Ashcroft (Hilda Bloggs), John Mills (Jim), Robin Houston (Announcer), James Russell, David Dundas, Matt Irving

Music

Music
David Bowie, Roger Waters

Awards

Grand Prix (Best Feature), Annecy, 1989