War ·Action · United States of America · 2002 · 2h 14m

Windtalkers

Windtalkers poster
Director
John Woo
Cast
Nicolas Cage as Sergeant Joe Enders Adam Beach as Private Ben Yahzee Peter Stormare as Sergeant Eric Hjelmstad Noah Emmerich as Corporal Charles Rogers Mark Ruffalo as Pappas Brian Van Holt as Harrigan
Crew
Jeffrey L. Kimball — Director of Photography Jeff Gullo — Editor Steven Kemper — Editor Tom Rolf — Editor James Horner — Original Music Composer John Rice — Screenplay
Tagline

Honor Was Their Code.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Windtalkers — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
japanworld war iiradio transmissionmarine corpsus armynative americancodebased on true storynavajopacific warwar hero
Key Collaborators
John Woo Director Jeffrey L. Kimball Director of Photography Jeff Gullo Editor Steven Kemper Editor Tom Rolf Editor James Horner Original Music Composer John Rice Screenplay Joe Batteer Screenplay Terence Chang Producer Alison R. Rosenzweig Producer Tracie Graham-Rice Producer John Woo Producer
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