The Prince Charles Cinema

When the Wind Blows

  • 1986
  • 84mins
  • UK
  • (PG)
  • Animation
Directed by Jimmy T. Murakami Starring John Mills, Peggy Ashcroft, Robin Houston

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.

BLEAK WEEK : CINEMA OF DESPAIR is co-presented by the American Cinematheque.

Wednesday 18th June