WHEN THE WIND BLOWS - BLU

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• Release Year: 1986
• Genre: Animation, Drama, War
• Plot: When the Wind Blows (1986)—writer Raymond Briggs' adaptation of his own graphic novel, brought to the screen by director Jimmy T. Murakami—is an enchantingly collage-like animated film (featuring drawn, stop-motion, and live-action sequences) on a very grim subject, indeed: the effects of nuclear holocaust on an ordinary English couple. James and Hilda Bloggs (perfectly voiced by acting legends John Mills and Peggy Ashcroft) are a happy, near-elderly pair living in the lovely rural countryside when—seemingly out of nowhere—disaster beyond all imagining strikes. Featuring a score by Roger Waters (late of Pink Floyd), with a title song from David Bowie and contributions from Genesis, Squeeze, and Paul Hardcastle.; ;
• Cast: Peggy Ashcroft, John Mills, Robin Houston, Jimmy T. Murakami, Raymond Briggs
• Director: Jimmy T. Murakami
• Runtime: 1:24
• Company: Meltdown Productions, British Screen Productions, Film Four International, TVC London, National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC), Twilight Time
• Media Format: Movie