When the Wind Blows (1986 film)

When the Wind Blows
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJimmy T. Murakami
Written byRaymond Briggs
Based onWhen the Wind Blows
by Raymond Briggs
Produced byJohn Coates
Starring
Edited byJohn Cary
Music byRoger Waters
Production
companies
Distributed byRecorded Releasing Company
Release date
  • 24 October 1986 (1986-10-24) (United Kingdom)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$5,274.00

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.