

When the Wind Blows
...it's no fairy tale.
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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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- —
- Box office
- $5.3K
- Language
- English
- husband wife relationship
- countryside
- nuclear war
- england
- world war ii
- based on comic
- based on graphic novel
- nuclear fallout
- adult animation
- isolated house
- radiation sickness
- bomb shelter
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical11 Mar 1988
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalPG24 Oct 1986
CanadaCA
- PremiereMontréal World Film Festival29 Aug 1987
- PremiereVancouver International Film Festival24 Oct 1987
- Theatrical30 Oct 1987
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical21 Jul 1988
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical10 Apr 1987
FinlandFI
- Theatrical13 Mar 1987
FranceFR
- Theatrical27 Jun 2012
GermanyDE
- Theatrical620 Nov 1986
IrelandIE
- TheatricalPG11 Sept 1987
ItalyIT
- Theatrical17 Apr 1987
JapanJP
- TheatricalG25 Jul 1987
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical619 Mar 1987
- Physical12 May 2015
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When the Wind Blows was released on 24 October 1986.
Audience reviews
1- T9/10
tensharpe
2/3/2023
“When The Wind Blows” is a heartbreaking, horrendous, portrayal of the fallout following a nuclear attack on the United Kingdom. Based on the book by “The Snowman” creator Raymond Briggs, this film manages to show the full horror of an elderly couples experiences once missiles have struck. Opening with real Cold War era footage accompanied by David Bowie’s haunting theme song, “When The Wind Blows” follows similar…
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