When the Wind Blows

1986

Action / Animation / Comedy / Drama / War

25
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 88% · 8 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 88% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.7/10 10 14476 14.5K

husband wife relationship countryside nuclear war england world war ii english countryside

Plot summary

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.

Director

Jimmy T. Murakami Photo
Jimmy T. Murakami

Top cast

Harry S. Truman Photo
Harry S. Truman as Himself
Joseph Stalin Photo
Joseph Stalin as Himself
Peggy Ashcroft Photo
Peggy Ashcroft as Hilda Bloggs
John Mills Photo
John Mills as Jim
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744.93 MB
968*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 24 min
Seeds 10
1.37 GB
1440*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 24 min
Seeds 55

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Pedro_H 9 / 10

More disturbing than any film I have ever seen

An elderly couple (Hilda and Jim -- voiced by Peggy Ashcroft and John Mills) -- who have experienced WWII -- prepare for a nuclear war believing every word that the government says and expecting a short and happy outcome should the worst happen.I have watched a lot of movies and I expect to watch a lot more movies before I am through, but I won't see anything quite like this one. If you think you have seen everything and had everything possible thrown at you from a TV/Cinema screen -- then think again. When The Wind Blows must be the most disturbing film I have ever seen -- and it is a low budget cartoon with a PG certificate! The movie starts by playing for laughs and introducing us to the daily routine of our elderly couple.They are living in the past and think of war in a kindly way. This is to soften us up for what follows -- and what follows will stay with you for the rest of your life.Having your emotions manipulated by cinema is nothing new, but this film uses real government information and very real scenarios.If only more people could see this film and debate the messages it contains we would have a safer and better world.
Reviewed by arthur_tafero 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.
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