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Windtalkers
Windtalkers

Windtalkers

Honor Was Their Code.

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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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Budget

$115000000

Revenue

$77600000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

134 mins

Rating

6.309/10

Release Date

14 June 2002

Country

United States of America

Cast

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

Sergeant Joe Enders

Adam Beach

Adam Beach

Private Ben Yahzee

Peter Stormare

Peter Stormare

Sergeant Eric Hjelmstad

Noah Emmerich

Noah Emmerich

Corporal Charles Rogers

Mark Ruffalo

Mark Ruffalo

Pappas

Brian Van Holt

Brian Van Holt

Harrigan

Martin Henderson

Martin Henderson

Private Nellie

Roger Willie

Roger Willie

Charlie Whitehorse

Frances O'Connor

Frances O'Connor

Rita Swelton

Christian Slater

Christian Slater

Sergeant Peter Henderson

Jason Isaacs

Jason Isaacs

Major Mellitz

William Morts

William Morts

Fortino

Cameron Thor

Cameron Thor

Mertens

Kevin Cooney

Kevin Cooney

Ear Doctor

Holmes Osborne

Holmes Osborne

Colonel Hollings

Keith Campbell

Keith Campbell

Kittring

Clayton J. Barber

Clayton J. Barber

Hasby

Scott Atkinson

Scott Atkinson

Camp Tarawa Staff Sergeant

Jeremy Davidson

Jeremy Davidson

Marine

Brian Maynard

Brian Maynard

Corpsman

James D. Dever

James D. Dever

Field Hospital Colonel

Jim Morse

Jim Morse

Marine Recruit

Chris Devlin

Chris Devlin

Code Instructor Sergeant

JF Davis

JF Davis

Technical Sergeant

Brian Kasai

Brian Kasai

Japanese Intelligence Officer

Hiroshi Mori

Hiroshi Mori

Japanese Radio Operator

Darrel Guilbeau

Darrel Guilbeau

Battleship Petty Officer

Aaron Yamagata

Aaron Yamagata

Tanapag Boy

Victoria Chen

Victoria Chen

Tanapag Mother

Jon Michael Souza

Jon Michael Souza

NCO

Carissa Jung

Carissa Jung

Tanapag Girl

Wataru Yoshida

Wataru Yoshida

Japanese Artillery Man

Junya Oishi

Junya Oishi

Japanese Artillery Sighter

Jiro Koga

Jiro Koga

Japanese Artillery Gunner

Lynn Kawailele Allen

Lynn Kawailele Allen

Hula Dancer

Tina Leialoha Gube

Tina Leialoha Gube

Hula Dancer

Alewa T. Olotoa

Alewa T. Olotoa

Hula Dancer

Ilima Pumphrey

Ilima Pumphrey

Hula Dancer

Lena Savaiinaea

Lena Savaiinaea

Hula Dancer

Kaliko Scott

Kaliko Scott

Hula Dancer

John Steven Rocha

John Steven Rocha

Marine

Robert Aguilar Jr.

Robert Aguilar Jr.

Private Povovich (uncredited)

Job Alonso

Job Alonso

U.S. Marine (uncredited)

Louis Per Bruno

Louis Per Bruno

Private Corelli (uncredited)

Jim Carretta

Jim Carretta

Platoon Sergeant (uncredited)

Matty Castano

Matty Castano

Japanese Soldier (uncredited)

Timothy Di Pri

Timothy Di Pri

Politician (uncredited)

Christopher Gilbertson

Christopher Gilbertson

Marine (uncredited)

Shannon Holzer

Shannon Holzer

Marine (uncredited)

Yoshio Iizuka

Yoshio Iizuka

Japanese Officer (uncredited)

Aaron Ikeda

Aaron Ikeda

Japanese Soldier (uncredited)

Christopher Illing

Christopher Illing

Marine (uncredited)

Keii Johnston

Keii Johnston

Marine (uncredited)

Steve Lindsay

Steve Lindsay

Discharged Platoon Sergeant (uncredited)

Cazimir Milostan

Cazimir Milostan

Marine Machine Gunner (uncredited)

Michael Ng

Michael Ng

Japanese Soldier (uncredited)

Nils Oliveto

Nils Oliveto

U.S. Marine (uncredited)

Paul Parker

Paul Parker

Injured soldier (uncredited)

Denney Pierce

Denney Pierce

Marine (uncredited)

Simon Rhee

Simon Rhee

Japanese Soldier (uncredited)

Charles Sans

Charles Sans

Private Jennings (uncredited)

Bobby Silva

Bobby Silva

Private Ricks (uncredited)

Douglas Dean Taylor

Douglas Dean Taylor

Marine Beau (uncredited)

John Thomas

John Thomas

Core Group Marine (uncredited)

Ren Urano

Ren Urano

Japanese Radioman (uncredited)

Dixon White

Dixon White

Hospital Room Patient (uncredited)

Malcolm Dohi

Malcolm Dohi

Battleship Codetalker

Steve Tanizaki

Steve Tanizaki

Japanese Artillery Officer

Marc McClellan

Marc McClellan

Marine Artillery Commander

Christopher T. Yamamoto

Christopher T. Yamamoto

Japanese Bunker Gunner

John Takeshi Ichikawa

John Takeshi Ichikawa

Japanese Bunker Commander

Ross Lasi Tanoai

Ross Lasi Tanoai

Eddie the Bartender

Glen Begay

Glen Begay

Radio Codetalker

Vincent Whipple

Vincent Whipple

Navajo Instructor

Albert Smith

Albert Smith

Navajo Man

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