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When the Wind Blows

...it's no fairy tale.

1986 · 1h 24m

Directed by Jimmy T. Murakami

7.5

TMDB audience score
360 votes, out of 10

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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.

Where to watch

Official options in the United States:

Subscription

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  • Night Flight Plus
  • Eternal Family
  • Midnight Pulp
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  • Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel
  • Bloodstream
  • Cineverse Amazon Channel

Free

  • Darkroom
  • Fawesome
  • Bloodstream

Free with ads

  • The Roku Channel
  • Fandango at Home Free
  • YouTube Free
  • Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads
  • Cineverse
  • Tubi TV
  • Amazon MX Player

Rent

  • Amazon Video
  • Fandango At Home

Buy

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  • Fandango At Home

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Cast

  • John Mills
    Jim Bloggs (voice)

  • Peggy Ashcroft
    Hilda Bloggs (voice)

  • Robin Houston
    Radio Announcer (voice)

  • James Russell
    Russian submariner (voice)

  • David Dundas
    Additional Voices (voice)

  • Matt Irving
    Additional Voices (voice)

  • Bernard Montgomery
    Self (archive footage)

  • Harry S. Truman
    Self (archive footage)

  • Joseph Stalin
    Self (archive footage)

  • Winston Churchill
    Self (archive footage)