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Windtalkers

Honor Was Their Code.

Joe Enders is a gung-ho Marine assigned to protect a "windtalker" - one of several Navajo Indians who were used to relay messages during World War II because their spoken language was indecipherable to Japanese code breakers.

2h 14m2002RTMDb 6.4

WarAction

English

Crew and Cast

John WooJohn WooDirectorNicolas CageNicolas CageSergeant Joe EndersAdam BeachAdam BeachPrivate Ben YahzeePeter StormarePeter StormareSergeant Eric HjelmstadNoah EmmerichNoah EmmerichCorporal Charles RogersMark RuffaloMark RuffaloPappasBrian Van HoltBrian Van HoltHarriganMartin HendersonMartin HendersonPrivate NellieRoger WillieRoger WillieCharlie WhitehorseFrances O'ConnorFrances O'ConnorRita SweltonChristian SlaterChristian SlaterSergeant Peter HendersonJason IsaacsJason IsaacsMajor MellitzWilliam MortsWilliam MortsFortino
Cameron ThorMertensKevin CooneyKevin CooneyEar DoctorHolmes OsborneHolmes OsborneColonel HollingsKeith CampbellKeith CampbellKittringClayton J. BarberClayton J. BarberHasbyScott AtkinsonScott AtkinsonCamp Tarawa Staff SergeantJeremy DavidsonJeremy DavidsonMarine
Brian MaynardCorpsmanJames D. DeverJames D. DeverField Hospital Colonel
Jim MorseMarine RecruitChris DevlinChris DevlinCode Instructor SergeantJF DavisJF DavisTechnical Sergeant
Brian KasaiJapanese Intelligence OfficerHiroshi MoriHiroshi MoriJapanese Radio OperatorDarrel GuilbeauDarrel GuilbeauBattleship Petty Officer
Aaron YamagataTanapag BoyVictoria ChenVictoria ChenTanapag Mother
Jon Michael SouzaNCO

Storyline

Joe Enders is a gung-ho Marine assigned to protect a "windtalker" - one of several Navajo Indians who were used to relay messages during World War II because their spoken language was indecipherable to Japanese code breakers.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
7 June 2002
Runtime
2h 14m
Rating
R
TMDB score
6.4 / 10 (1,483 votes)

Production

Director
John Woo
Writers
John Rice, Joe Batteer
Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Lion Rock Productions
Countries
United States of America, Hong Kong

Box Office

Budget
$115.0M
Revenue
$77.6M
Profit
$37.4M loss
Return
0.7×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English, Japanese, Navajo