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When the Wind Blows ()


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A naive elderly British rural couple survive the initial onslaught of a nuclear war.

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Hilda Bloggs (voice)
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Jim Bloggs (voice)
Robin Houston ...
Announcer (voice)
James Russell ...
Russian submariner (voice)
David Dundas ...
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Matt Irving ...
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Directed by

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Jimmy T. Murakami

Written by

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Raymond Briggs ... (book)
 
Raymond Briggs ... (script)

Produced by

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John Coates ... producer
Iain Harvey ... executive producer

Music by

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Roger Waters

Editorial Department

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John Cary ... supervising editor
Joe Fordham ... first assistant editor
William Taylor Grant ... editor: special sequences (as Taylor Grant)
Dave King ... video editor: AIRtv Facilities Ltd.
Duncan Maynard ... assistant to supervising editor
Rick Waller ... video editor: AIRtv Facilities Ltd.

Art Direction by

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Errol Bryant
Richard Fawdry

Art Department

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Joan Ashworth ... storyboard artist
Alice Clayton ... assistant art director
Richard Fawdry ... storyboard artist
Len George ... construction manager: A.R.S. background system, The Film Company
Michael Heywood ... assistant art director
Jimmy T. Murakami ... storyboard artist
Richard Nye ... assistant art director

Sound Department

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John Blunt ... dubbing engineer (as Jon Blunt)
Paul Coppock ... additional sound effects
Anuree De Silva ... assistant sound editor
John Griffith ... sound editor
Ted Swanscott ... footsteps artist
John Wood ... supervising dubbing mixer
Tim Partridge ... dolby sound consultant (uncredited)

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David Ball ... opticals: Tony Long Opticals Ltd.
Graham Bebbington ... airbrush artist
Errol Bryant ... model construction / model designer
Mick Crane ... airbrush artist
Martin Howard ... animated photo prints: Howard Thomas Photographic Ltd.
Colin Hughes ... airbrush artist
Sajid Jawad ... animated photo prints: Howard Thomas Photographic Ltd.
Dave King ... computer animator: AIRtv Facilities Ltd.
Tony Long ... opticals: Tony Long Opticals Ltd.
Shelley McIntosh ... special effects assistant (as Shelly McIntosh)
Rick Waller ... computer animator: AIRtv Facilities Ltd.
Stephen Weston ... special effects animator / special effects planner

Camera and Electrical Department

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Roger Berner ... camera assistant: A.R.S. background system, The Film Company
Roger Chandler ... camera operator: rostrum camera
Martin Clark-Smith ... stills consultant
Ron Crees ... camera operator: A.R.S. background system, The Film Company
Ken Friswell ... lighting director: A.R.S. background system, The Film Company
Maureen Simons ... camera operator: rostrum camera
Peter Turner ... camera operator: rostrum camera (as Pete Turner)
Axel Ulrich ... camera assistant: A.R.S. background system, The Film Company
Roy W. Watford ... camera operator: rostrum camera (as Roy Watford)
Colin Bowman ... animation camera operator (uncredited)

Animation Department

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Mike Adams ... rendering and tracing (as Michael Adams)
Beckie Ailin ... additional trace and paint artist: Wicked Witch Animation
Julie Allan ... painting and chromamatting
Alexy Allen ... rendering and tracing
Francesca Allen ... assistant animator (as Francesca Freeman)
Margot Allen ... assistant animator
Jose Amoros-Sanz ... additional trace and paint artist: Annie-Mate (as Joe Sanz)
Lynne Anderson ... additional trace and paint artist: Wicked Witch Animation (as Lyn Anderson)
Bob Angelini ... assistant animator
Janine Arthy ... checker
Karen Ashtley ... additional trace and paint artist: S.L.M. Production
Alison Atkins ... rendering and tracing
Hilary Audus ... key sequence animator
Alina Bailey ... painting and chromamatting
Lynn Bailey ... key renderer
Jonathan Baristow ... painting and chromamatting
Marcus Baron ... painting and chromamatting
Braulio Barria ... rendering and tracing
Tom Beggs ... rendering and tracing
Guner Behich ... senior trace and paint artist (as Günher Behic)
John Bennett ... additional key animator
Stella Benson ... rendering and tracing
Claire Bisiker ... rendering and tracing
Sarah Bloomberg ... additional trace and paint artist: Annie-Mate
Angela Bristow ... additional trace and paint artist: Annie-Mate
Guy Brockett ... painting and chromamatting (as Guy Brocket)
Jill Brooks ... additional trace and paint artist: Stuart-Brooks Animation
Robert Brown ... painting and chromamatting
Errol Bryant ... background artist / background designer / color designer
Sally Burden ... painting and chromamatting
Briony Catling ... rendering and tracing
Sharon Cawdery ... painting and chromamatting
Maggie Clarke ... painting and chromamatting
Alice Clayton ... color model designer
Vanessa Clegg ... key renderer / special sequence animator: "Blitz Sequence"
Chris Coates ... rendering and tracing (as Christine Coates)
Wendy Cohen ... additional trace and paint artist: Stuart-Brooks Animation
Caroline Cole ... assistant animator / rendering and tracing
Jon Collier ... assistant animator (as P. John Collier)
Isabel Corbett ... painting and chromamatting
Christine Courtney ... painting and chromamatting
Martin Crawley ... rendering and tracing
Penny Crowther ... additional trace and paint artist: Wicked Witch Animation
Colin Cruise ... painting and chromamatting
Louisa Cuff ... additional animation checker
Ginny D'Santos ... additional trace and paint artist: Wicked Witch Animation
Erica Darby ... rendering and tracing (as Erica Derby)
Graham Davies ... additional trace and paint artist: S.L.M. Production
Karen Davies ... additional trace and paint artist: S.L.M. Production
Christine Dawe ... senior trace and paint artist
Pauline De Witt ... painting and chromamatting
Vivienne Dempsey ... painting and chromamatting
Paul Dilworth ... key renderer
Paul Donnellon ... assistant animator
Muriel Douglas ... painting and chromamatting
Malcolm Draper ... key sequence animator
Tony Ealey ... painting and chromamatting
Joe Ekers ... key sequence animator / layout artist
Wendi Ellis ... painting and chromamatting
Annie Elvin ... additional trace and paint artist: Wicked Witch Animation
Lucy Elvin ... additional trace and paint artist: Cell Out
Ron Erickson ... additional trace and paint artist: S.L.M. Production (as Ron Ericson)
Carlina Eskenazi ... painting and chromamatting
S. Barria Eskenazi ... painting and chromamatting
Debbie Evans ... painting and chromamatting
Margaret Evans ... painting and chromamatting
Steve Evans ... rendering and tracing
Sue Evans ... painting and chromamatting
Susan Evans ... painting and chromamatting
Greer Eve ... senior trace and paint artist
Philip Eyles ... rendering and tracing
James Farrington ... assistant animator
Richard Fawdry ... additional key animator / animation designer / layout designer / special sequence animator: "Wedding Sequence"
Lys Flowerday ... assistant animator
Les Fogg ... additional trace and paint artist: S.L.M. Production
Angus Foxley ... additional trace and paint artist: S.L.M. Production
Joan Freestone ... assistant animator / checker
Matthew Freeth ... painting and chromamatting
Jenna Fridye ... painting and chromamatting
Michael Gabriel ... background artist
Melinda Gebbie ... rendering and tracing
Julian Gibbs ... assistant animator
Denis Gilpin ... rendering and tracing
Janet Gilpin ... additional trace and paint artist: Annie-Mate
Julian Gilpin ... additional trace and paint artist: Annie-Mate
Ofelia Gilpin ... rendering and tracing (as Ophella Gilpen)
Marianne Goldner ... additional trace and paint artist: Annie-Mate
Michael Goldwing ... additional trace and paint artist: S.L.M. Production
Ivon Goodrum ... rendering and tracing (as Ivan Goodrun)
William Taylor Grant ... special sequence animator: "Military Command Sequence" (as Taylor Grant)
Ron Greaves ... painting and chromamatting
Alan Green ... additional key animator
Nicola Gregory ... rendering and tracing
Keith Greig ... additional key animator
Tim Grey ... rendering and tracing
Ceri Griffin ... additional trace and paint artist: S.L.M. Production
Angella Griffiths ... additional trace and paint artist: S.L.M. Production
Natasha Gross ... rendering and tracing
Tony Guy ... key sequence animator
Auguste Haboush ... additional trace and paint artist: Stuart-Brooks Animation
Belinda Hale ... painting and chromamatting
Margot Hale ... rendering and tracing
Adam Hall ... additional trace and paint artist: Stuart-Brooks Animation
Denise Hambry ... additional trace and paint artist: Cell Out (as Denise Hambury)
Mike Hammond ... rendering and tracing (as Michael Hammond)
Lee Hannam ... checker / rendering and tracing
Joanna Harrison ... key sequence animator
Bridgitte Hartley ... assistant animator (as Brigette Hartley) / rendering and tracing (as Brigitte Hartley)
Malcolm Hartley ... additional animation checker / assistant animator
Anne Heeney ... assistant animator
Sarah Hemmings ... additional trace and paint artist: S.L.M. Production
Michael Heywood ... color model designer
Paul Heywood ... additional trace and paint artist: Wicked Witch Animation
Carol Hughes ... rendering and tracing
Karen Hughes ... additional trace and paint artist: S.L.M. Production
Rhodri Hughes ... additional trace and paint artist: S.L.M. Production
Lynne Hugill ... rendering and tracing
Dianne Jackson ... special sequence animator: "Hilda's Dream"
Jean-Pierre Jacquet ... additional key animator
Marion Jahon ... rendering and tracing
Lisa-Ann James ... additional trace and paint artist: S.L.M. Production
Manjit Jhita ... rendering and tracing
Lynn Johnson ... painting and chromamatting
Pam Johnson ... assistant animator
Lisa Joko ... checker / rendering and tracing
Amanda Jones ... additional trace and paint artist: Stuart-Brooks Animation
Chris Jones ... checker
Paula Kent ... senior trace and paint artist
Sheereen Khan ... rendering and tracing
Norman King ... painting and chromamatting
Christopher Kingsley-Smith III ... rendering and tracing (as C. Kingsley-Smith)
Stephan Kingston ... rendering and tracing
Peter Knight ... rendering and tracing
Ann Kotch ... additional trace and paint artist: Annie-Mate (as Anne Kotch)
Sara Kotch ... additional trace and paint artist: Annie-Mate
Gaby Kovacs ... painting and chromamatting (as Gary Kovaks) / rendering and tracing (as Gaby Kovaks)
Zoe Kovacs ... painting and chromamatting (as Zoe Kovaks) / rendering and tracing (as Zoe Kovaks)
Sandra Kumashiro ... checker
Licianne Lasalle ... painting and chromamatting
Anne Lasseray ... painting and chromamatting (as Ann Lasserey)
Peter Lawrence ... additional trace and paint artist: S.L.M. Production
Alex Lee ... painting and chromamatting
Berni Leroy ... painting and chromamatting (as Bernie Leroy)
Carol Leslie ... additional trace and paint artist: S.L.M. Production
Terry Leslie ... additional trace and paint artist: S.L.M. Production
Barbara Lovering ... additional trace and paint artist: S.L.M. Production
Brian Lovering ... additional trace and paint artist: S.L.M. Production
Tracy Lovering ... additional trace and paint artist: S.L.M. Production
Geoff Loynes ... painting and chromamatting
Vanessa Luther-Smith ... assistant animator
Jamie Lynch ... painting and chromamatting
M. MaCrae-Simpson ... painting and chromamatting
Roger Mainwood ... key sequence animator
Nicola Mander ... rendering and tracing
Margo Marchant ... key renderer
Giorgio Mardegan ... assistant animator (as Giorgio P. Mardegan) / layout artist (as Giorgio P. Mardegan)
Ken Markham ... additional trace and paint artist: S.L.M. Production
Sara Markham ... additional trace and paint artist: S.L.M. Production
Seb Markham ... additional trace and paint artist: S.L.M. Production
Loraine Marshall ... background artist (as Lorraine Marshall) / special sequence animator: "Wedding Sequence" (as Lorraine Marshall)
Jeff Marten ... painting and chromamatting (as Jeffrey Marten)
Iain McCall ... additional trace and paint artist: Annie-Mate
Gary McCarver ... key sequence animator / layout artist
Ian McCue ... senior trace and paint artist
John McGuire ... key sequence animator / layout artist
Milly McMillan ... background artist / special sequence animator: "Wedding Sequence"
Jacqui Miller ... additional trace and paint artist: S.L.M. Production
Kevin Molloy ... additional key animator (as Kevin Malloy)
Paul Moon ... painting and chromamatting
Simon Moon ... painting and chromamatting / senior trace and paint artist
Peter Moore ... color mixer
Stephen Morgan ... painting and chromamatting
Jimmy T. Murakami ... special sequence animator: "Military Command Sequence"
Russell Murch ... painting and chromamatting
Lisa Murray ... rendering and tracing
Yasheen Nishat ... rendering and tracing
Richard Nye ... animation checker
Paul O'Leary ... additional trace and paint artist: S.L.M. Production
Colin Oliver ... rendering and tracing
Roman Ostir ... painting and chromamatting
Lucy Owen ... rendering and tracing
Stoney Parsons ... rendering and tracing
Dave Parvin ... additional key animator / assistant animator
Mark Paterson ... rendering and tracing
Chris Perry ... checker
Tom Petith ... rendering and tracing
Das Petrou ... layout artist (as Dassos Petrou)
Brian Phillips ... additional trace and paint artist: Annie-Mate
Urszula Piesakowska ... checker / rendering and tracing
Terry Pike ... assistant animator
Sarah Pilcher ... assistant animator
Corina Poore ... rendering and tracing
Harry Purdue ... additional trace and paint artist: Stuart-Brooks Animation
Isabel Radage ... assistant animator / key renderer / rendering and tracing
Pauline Radage ... rendering and tracing
Ray Rankine ... background artist (as Ray Rankin)
Chris Rayment ... additional trace and paint artist: Cell Out
Dexter Reed ... assistant animator
Chris Reid ... painting and chromamatting
Leonarda Reynolds ... painting and chromamatting
Paul Reynolds ... painting and chromamatting
Samantha Reynolds ... additional trace and paint artist: S.L.M. Production
Norma Ricketts ... key renderer (as Norma Rickets)
Sue Rider ... additional trace and paint artist: S.L.M. Production (as Sue-Ann Ryder)
Alison Rivers ... painting and chromamatting
Anna-Louise Roberts ... additional trace and paint artist: S.L.M. Production
Stephen Rogers ... painting and chromamatting
Paul Rosevear ... rendering and tracing
Phillip Ruddock ... rendering and tracing
Debby Russell ... additional trace and paint artist: S.L.M. Production
Lawrence Russell ... additional trace and paint artist: S.L.M. Production
Wendy Russell ... assistant animator
Andrew Ryder ... checker / rendering and tracing
Alma Sachs ... additional trace and paint artist: Annie-Mate
Lynne Sachs ... additional trace and paint artist: Annie-Mate (as Lynda Sachs)
Michael Salkeld ... animator / animator: "Blitz Sequence" / assistant animator
Pat Savage ... assistant animator (as Patrick Savage)
Pat Schaverien ... key renderer
Mischa Schiller ... painting and chromamatting
Joanna Scott ... painting and chromamatting
Olive Scott ... rendering and tracing
Martin Seeley ... painting and chromamatting
Joecy Shepherd ... assistant animator
Tessa Sheridan ... additional trace and paint artist: Cell Out
Janet Simmonds ... additional trace and paint artist: Annie-Mate
Alan Simpson ... additional key animator / assistant animator
Lucy Snyder ... assistant animator
Bill Speers ... key sequence animator
Liz Spencer ... assistant animator
Jacqui Stanly ... additional trace and paint artist: S.L.M. Production
Karen Stephenson ... assistant animator
Paul Stone ... additional key animator / assistant animator
Jean Turner ... painting and chromamatting
Marie Turner ... additional trace and paint artist: Annie-Mate
Dave Unwin ... key sequence animator
Louise Unwin ... additional trace and paint artist: Cell Out
Wendo Van Essen ... assistant animator
Simon Ward-Horner ... assistant animator
John Watkis ... layout artist
Jonathan Webber ... assistant animator
Harold Whitaker ... additional key animator (as Harold Whittaker)
Lorretta White ... additional trace and paint artist: S.L.M. Production
Pippa White ... additional trace and paint artist: S.L.M. Production
Robin White ... additional key animator
Glenn Whiting ... assistant animator (as Glen Whiting)
Boguslaw Wilk ... assistant animator / layout artist
Pam Williams ... rendering and tracing (as Pamela Williams)
Philomena Winstanley ... additional trace and paint artist: Stuart-Brooks Animation
Theresa Wiseman ... assistant animator
Sue Woodward ... painting and chromamatting
Julia Woolf ... additional trace and paint artist: Wicked Witch Animation (as Julie Woolf)
Hugh Workman ... assistant animator
Yvonna Yates ... painting and chromamatting
Rosemary Young ... additional trace and paint artist: Stuart-Brooks Animation
Vanessa Young ... painting and chromamatting (as V. Turquand-Young)
Jane Anderson ... additional trace and paint artist: Sullivan Studios (uncredited)

Music Department

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Paul Carrack ... musician
Tristram Cary ... special music effects
Mel Collins ... musician
Phil Collins ... musician (song) (The Brazilian) (as P. Collins)
Nick Glennie-Smith ... musician (as Nick Glenny Smith)
John Gordon ... musician
Matt Irving ... musician
Freddie Krc ... musician
John Linwood ... musician
Colin Lyon ... assistant music engineer
Jay Stapley ... musician
Clare Torry ... musician (as Claire Torry)
Ray Williams ... music supervisor
Greg Fulginiti ... music engineer (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Sheena Anderson ... production assistant: The Film Company
Peter Bird ... main titles / title designer: main titles
John Coates ... deviser: A.R.S. background system
Mark Edwards ... runner
Olwen Fay ... production secretary
Ann Goodall ... production coordinator (as Anne Goodall)
Ellen Hall ... production accountant
Sue Hall ... production accountant
Majken Hougedal ... production secretary
Joanna House ... production secretary
Ralph Lee ... assistant studio manager
Rosie Piggott ... miscellaneous crew
Belinda Roberts ... studio receptionist
Julia Ryan ... runner: The Film Company
Nick Smith ... runner: The Film Company
Paul Smith ... runner
Peter Turner ... deviser: A.R.S. background system (as Pete Turner) / technical manager (as Pete Turner)

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Duane Crowther ... special thanks
Dennis Game ... special thanks
Gerry Goldman ... special thanks
Michael Gruskoff ... special thanks
Steven Hahn ... special thanks
Mamoun Hassan ... special thanks
Wilf Irwin ... special thanks
Ann Kimberly ... special thanks
Angela Kovacs ... special thanks (as Angela Kovaks)
Colin Leventhal ... special thanks
Michael MacMillan ... special thanks
Paul Madden ... special thanks
Simon Relph ... special thanks
Derek Skudder ... special thanks
Ian Smyth ... special thanks
Jeremy Thomas ... special thanks

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Plot Summary

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. Written by Andy Bogursky

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Taglines From the makers of YELLOW SUBMARINE and THE SNOWMAN a new classic of British animation See more »
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Also Known As
  • Quand souffle le vent (France)
  • Cuando el viento sopla (Spain)
  • Quando o Vento Sopra (Brazil)
  • 風が吹くとき (Japan, Japanese title)
  • Quando o Vento Sopra (Portugal)
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  • 84 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia David Bowie was originally slated to record several songs for the film but was only able to contribute the title song due to time constraints regarding his then-upcoming album "Never Let Me Down". Roger Waters contributed to most of the film's songs instead. See more »
Goofs At the beginning of the scene in which Jim and Hilda are bedridden, Hilda's feet are missing for a few frames as the camera pans across. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Episode #5.1 (1986). See more »
Soundtracks When the Wind Blows See more »
Crazy Credits After the end credits, Morse code can be heard in the background. The code, when translated, means "MAD". MAD is an abbreviation for the term "Mutually Assured Destruction". See more »
Quotes [dying of radiation poisoning]
Hilda: Shall we... pray, dear?
Jim: Pray?
Hilda: Yes.
Jim: All right then... But... to who?
Hilda: God, of course.
Jim: Oh, oh, oh, I see... Yes, yes... Would that be the correct thing?
Hilda: It can't do any harm, dear.
Jim: Ok, um... Here it goes... Dear sir...
Hilda: No, that's wrong, dear.
Jim: Well, uh... How, how do you start?
Hilda: Our God...
Jim: -our help, in ages past...
Hilda: That's it, dear. Keep it up.
Jim: Almighty and most merciful father...
Hilda: That's good.
Jim: Dearly beloved... we are gathered... unto thee. I shall fear no evil. Thy rod and thy staff comfort me all the days of my life.
[beginning to suffocate]
Jim: Lay me down in green pastures... I... I can't remember anymore.
Hilda: That was nice, dear. I liked the bit about the green pastures.
Jim: Oh, yes, yes. Into the valley of the shadow of death...
Hilda: Oh, no more love. No more.
Jim: ...rode the six hundred.
[they die]
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