When the Wind Blows (1986)
Overview
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.
Cast
John Mills
Jim Bloggs (voice)
Peggy Ashcroft
Hilda Bloggs (voice)
Robin Houston
Radio Announcer (voice)
David Dundas
Additional Voices (voice)
Bernard Montgomery
Self (archive footage)
Harry S. Truman
Self (archive footage)
Joseph Stalin
Self (archive footage)
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage)Recommendations
Ethel & Ernest
The Breadwinner
Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog
Drums Along the Mohawk
Waiting for Anya
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Great Escaper
Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero
Welcome to Marwen
The War Below
Emperor
Devotion
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
War for the Planet of the Apes
Kensuke's Kingdom
Pearl Harbor
The Guns of Navarone
The Last Rifleman
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison