When the Wind Blows (1986 film)

When the Wind Blows
Directed byJimmy T. Murakami[1]
Written byRaymond Briggs
Based onWhen the Wind Blows
by Raymond Briggs
Produced byJohn Coates[1]
Starring
Edited byJohn Cary
Music byRoger Waters
Production
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Distributed by
Release dates
  • 24 October 1986 (1986-10-24) (United Kingdom)
  • 25 July 1987 (1987-07-25) (Japan)
  • 11 March 1988 (1988-03-11) (United States)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$5,274[2]

When the Wind Blows is a 1986 British adult animated disaster film directed by Jimmy Murakami based on Raymond Briggs' graphic novel of the same name. The film stars the voices of John Mills and Peggy Ashcroft as the two main characters and was scored by Roger Waters. The film recounts a rural English couple's attempt to survive a nearby nuclear attack and maintain a sense of normality in the subsequent fallout and nuclear winter.[3]

  1. ^ a b "When the Wind Blows". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  2. ^ "When the Wind Blows (1988) - Box Office Mojo". 22 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.
  3. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.). New York: Checkmark Books. p. 241. ISBN 978-0-8160-6600-1.

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