---
title: 'When the Wind Blows (1986)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jimmy Murakami'
released: '1986-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 81
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/when-the-wind-blows-1986'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090315/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# When the Wind Blows (1986)

1986 · 81 min · Drama · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

When the Wind Blows is a 1986 British adult animated anti-war film directed by Jimmy Murakami based on the 1982 graphic novel by Raymond Briggs. It stars the voices of John Mills and Peggy Ashcroft as the two main characters and was scored by Roger Waters. The film recounts an elderly couple's attempt to survive a nuclear attack and maintain a sense of normality in fallout and nuclear winter.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jimmy Murakami](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmy-murakami)
- **Screenplay:** [Raymond Briggs](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-briggs)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Roger Waters](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-waters)
- **Producer:** [John Coates](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-coates)

## Cast

- [Robin Houston](https://cinepixo.com/people/robin-houston) as Radio Announcer
- [Peggy Ashcroft](https://cinepixo.com/people/peggy-ashcroft) as Hilda Bloggs
- [John Mills](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mills) as Jim Bloggs

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/when-the-wind-blows-1986
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