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When the Wind Blows

Name: When the Wind Blows
Director: Jimmy T. Murakami
Genre: Animation, War, Drama
Released: 1986-10-24
Cast: John Mills, Peggy Ashcroft, Robin Houston, James Russell, David Dundas

AnimationWarDrama

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.

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Cast

John MillsPeggy AshcroftRobin HoustonJames RussellDavid DundasMatt IrvingBernard MontgomeryHarry S. TrumanJoseph StalinWinston Churchill

Director

Jimmy T. Murakami

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