When The Wind Blows (1986)
Genre Animation, Drama, War
Movie Release Date 1986
Country UK
Language English
Running Time 80 mins
Format VHS
Color Color
IMDb Rating 8.0
Cast
Peggy Ashcroft Hilda Bloggs
John Mills Jim
Robin Houston Announcer
James Russell
David Dundas
Matt Irving
Crew
Director Jimmy T. Murakami
Writer Raymond Briggs
Producer John Coates
Producer Iain Harvey
Plot
Based on Raymond Briggs' book. A old British couple, Jim and Hilda, who live in the countryside, believe in the fact that the Government will always know what it is doing. However the world is fast heading for the Third World War between the US and the Soviets. Jim prepares for it by building a shelter using Goverment pamphlets however both of them still believe that the war will be fought like the Second World War and they can't fully understand that the war will be fought with nuclear weapons. All too soon, war breaks out and Jim and Hilda survives a nuclear blast. They stand back and wait, they believe, for help from the Government and for things to get back to normal in a couple of days, little knowing that help isn't on its way, and that, unknown to them, Jim and Hilda are slowly dying from the "fallout" radition poisoning and they will probably not survive...
Personal Details
Rating
Collection Status In Collection
Links IMDB
Edition Details
Format VHS
Tape Number 168
Position 3/3
Tape Speed Normal
TV System PAL
No. of Disks/Tapes 1
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Subtitles Scandinavian (from TV)
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Stereo