DVD365.net | News Article | When the Wind Blows (1986)

Summary

Adapted by Raymond Briggs from his best-selling book, for the first time on Blu-ray, the masterpiece of British animation When the Wind Blows is released in dual-format DVD and Blu-ray 22nd January 2018 from BFI.

Cast

Sir John Mills, Dame Peggy Ashcroft, Robin Houston

Director

Jimmy T Murakami

Producer

John Coates

Distributor

BFI

Run time

1 hour 24 minutes

Release date

22/01/2018

Hash Tag

#WhenTheWindBlows

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Information

Jim and Hilda Bloggs (Sir John Mills and Dame Peggy Ashcroft) are a middle-aged couple, who believe that the British government is in control as they prepare for Nuclear War. When the countdown begins they roll up their shirtsleeves and follow government guidelines that were actually distributed to households around Britain in the 1970s. They paint their windows white, build a fortress of doors and pillows, take the washing in and put away two packets of ginger nuts, one tin of pineapple chunks and a good supply of tea.

This cautionary tale is both humorous and macabre in its consideration of one of the most horrific possibilities of modern life. When the Wind Blows is a story about love, tenderness, humanity and hope.

Adapted by Raymond Briggs (The Snowman) from his best-selling book, When the Wind Blows, released in dual-format DVD and Blu-ray 22nd January 2018 from BFI, features an original soundtrack by Roger Waters, and title song by David Bowie.

Special Features

Presented in High Definition and Standard Definition
Audio commentary with first assistant editor Joe Fordham and film historian Nick Redman
Jimmy Murakami: Non Alien (2010, 77 mins): feature-length documentary about the film's director
Interview with Raymond Briggs (2005, 14 mins): writer Raymond Briggs discusses When the Wind Blows and other works
The Wind and the Bomb (1986, 25 mins): the making-of When the Wind Blows featuring interviews with producer John Coates, director Jimmy T Murakami and writer Raymond Briggs
Protect and Survive (1975, 50 mins): public information film about how to survive in the event of a nuclear attack
Isolated music and effects track
Illustrated booklet with new introduction by Raymond Briggs, an essay by executive producer Iain Harvey, writing by Jez Stewart, Claire Kitson and Bella Todd, and full film credits

Please note - Disc special features are subject to change, may differ from format to format and/or may differ from region to region.

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