Windtalkers

Overview

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.

Release date

Jun 14, 2002

Rating

6.311 / 10

Runtime

2 hours 14 minutes

Genres

War
Action
History

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
Martin Henderson
As Private Nellie
Roger Willie
As Charlie Whitehorse
Frances O'Connor
As Rita Swelton
Christian Slater
As Sergeant Peter Henderson
Jason Isaacs
As Major Mellitz
William Morts
As Fortino
Cameron Thor
As Mertens
Kevin Cooney
As Ear Doctor
Holmes Osborne
As Colonel Hollings
Keith Campbell
As Kittring
Clayton J. Barber
As Hasby
Scott Atkinson
As Camp Tarawa Staff Sergeant
Jeremy Davidson
As Marine
Brian Maynard
No picture available
As Corpsman
James D. Dever
As Field Hospital Colonel
Jim Morse
No picture available
As Marine Recruit
Chris Devlin
As Code Instructor Sergeant
JF Davis
As Technical Sergeant
Brian Kasai
No picture available
As Japanese Intelligence Officer
Hiroshi Mori
As Japanese Radio Operator
Darrel Guilbeau
As Battleship Petty Officer
Aaron Yamagata
No picture available
As Tanapag Boy
Victoria Chen
No picture available
As Tanapag Mother
Jon Michael Souza
No picture available
As NCO
Carissa Jung
No picture available
As Tanapag Girl
Wataru Yoshida
No picture available
As Japanese Artillery Man
Junya Oishi
No picture available
As Japanese Artillery Sighter
Jiro Koga
No picture available
As Japanese Artillery Gunner
Lynn Kawailele Allen
No picture available
As Hula Dancer
Tina Leialoha Gube
No picture available
As Hula Dancer
Alewa T. Olotoa
No picture available
As Hula Dancer
Ilima Pumphrey
No picture available
As Hula Dancer
Lena Savaiinaea
No picture available
As Hula Dancer
Kaliko Scott
No picture available
As Hula Dancer
John Steven Rocha
As Marine
Robert Aguilar Jr.
No picture available
As Private Povovich (uncredited)
Job Alonso
No picture available
As U.S. Marine (uncredited)
Louis Per Bruno
As Private Corelli (uncredited)
Jim Carretta
No picture available
As Platoon Sergeant (uncredited)
Matty Castano
No picture available
As Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Timothy Di Pri
As Politician (uncredited)
Christopher Gilbertson
No picture available
As Marine (uncredited)
Shannon Holzer
No picture available
As Marine (uncredited)
Yoshio Iizuka
No picture available
As Japanese Officer (uncredited)
Aaron Ikeda
No picture available
As Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Christopher Illing
As Marine (uncredited)
Keii Johnston
As Marine (uncredited)
Steve Lindsay
No picture available
As Discharged Platoon Sergeant (uncredited)
Cazimir Milostan
As Marine Machine Gunner (uncredited)
Michael Ng
As Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Nils Oliveto
As U.S. Marine (uncredited)
Paul Parker
No picture available
As Injured soldier (uncredited)
Denney Pierce
As Marine (uncredited)
Simon Rhee
As Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Charles Sans
No picture available
As Private Jennings (uncredited)
Bobby Silva
No picture available
As Private Ricks (uncredited)
Douglas Dean Taylor
No picture available
As Marine Beau (uncredited)
John Thomas
No picture available
As Core Group Marine (uncredited)
Ren Urano
As Japanese Radioman (uncredited)
Dixon White
No picture available
As Hospital Room Patient (uncredited)
Malcolm Dohi
No picture available
As Battleship Codetalker
Steve Tanizaki
No picture available
As Japanese Artillery Officer
Marc McClellan
No picture available
As Marine Artillery Commander
Christopher T. Yamamoto
No picture available
As Japanese Bunker Gunner
John Takeshi Ichikawa
No picture available
As Japanese Bunker Commander
Ross Lasi Tanoai
No picture available
As Eddie the Bartender
Glen Begay
No picture available
As Radio Codetalker
Vincent Whipple
No picture available
As Navajo Instructor
Albert Smith
No picture available
As Navajo Man

Crew

John Woo
Role: Director
John Rice
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Role: Screenplay
Joe Batteer
No picture available
Role: Screenplay
Terence Chang
No picture available
Role: Producer
C.O. Erickson
Role: Executive Producer
Tracie Graham-Rice
No picture available
Role: Producer
Alison R. Rosenzweig
No picture available
Role: Producer
John Woo
Role: Producer
Jeffrey L. Kimball
Role: Director of Photography
Jeff Gullo
No picture available
Role: Editor
Steven Kemper
No picture available
Role: Editor
Tom Rolf
No picture available
Role: Editor
Mindy Marin
No picture available
Role: Casting
Holger Gross
No picture available
Role: Production Design
Kevin Ishioka
No picture available
Role: Art Direction
Richard C. Goddard
No picture available
Role: Set Decoration
Steve LaPorte
No picture available
Role: Makeup Department Head
Nick Scarano
No picture available
Role: Costume Supervisor
Dane Farwell
Role: Stunts
Paul E. Short
Role: Stunts
Bobby Burns
Role: Stunts
Eddie Yansick
Role: Stunt Coordinator
Cliff Fleming
Role: Pilot
John J. Smith
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Role: Production Manager
Arthur Anderson
Role: First Assistant Director
Joan Cunningham
No picture available
Role: Second Assistant Director
Kevin Yagher
Role: Makeup Effects Designer
Steve Traxler
No picture available
Role: Associate Producer
Mark P. Stoeckinger
Role: Supervising Sound Editor
Ken Nishino
No picture available
Role: First Assistant Camera
Dale White
No picture available
Role: Second Assistant Camera
Lynda Wu
No picture available
Role: Camera Loader
Michael St. Hilaire
No picture available
Role: "B" Camera Operator
Dennis Seawright
No picture available
Role: First Assistant "B" Camera
Vincent Mata
No picture available
Role: Second Assistant "B" Camera
Jeff Mart
No picture available
Role: "C" Camera Operator
Zoran Veselić
No picture available
Role: First Assistant "C" Camera
Don Steinberg
No picture available
Role: Second Assistant "C" Camera
Leo J. Napolitano
No picture available
Role: "D" Camera Operator
Gregory Irwin
No picture available
Role: First Assistant "D" Camera
Shawn Landis
No picture available
Role: Second Assistant "D" Camera
Gary MacPherson
No picture available
Role: Production Coordinator
Dan Delgado
No picture available
Role: Chief Lighting Technician
Frank Mathews
No picture available
Role: Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
J. Michael Popovich
No picture available
Role: Key Grip
Thomas J. Ruffner
No picture available
Role: Dolly Grip
Mark Meyers
Role: Dolly Grip
Randol Perelman-Taylor
No picture available
Role: Second Second Assistant Director
Zack Davis
No picture available
Role: ADR Supervisor
Alan Rankin
No picture available
Role: Supervising Sound Editor
Victor Ray Ennis
No picture available
Role: Supervising Sound Editor
Bryan Bowen
No picture available
Role: Sound Designer
Bruce Tanis
No picture available
Role: Sound Designer
Eliza Pollack Zebert
No picture available
Role: ADR Editor
Laura Graham
No picture available
Role: ADR Editor
Michael Hertlein
No picture available
Role: Dialogue Editor
David A. Cohen
No picture available
Role: Dialogue Editor
Willard Overstreet
No picture available
Role: Foley Editor
Paul Jyrälä
No picture available
Role: Sound Editor
Perry Robertson
No picture available
Role: Sound Editor
Nerses Gezalyan
No picture available
Role: Foley Mixer
Greg Zimmerman
No picture available
Role: Foley Recordist
James Moriana
No picture available
Role: Foley Artist
Jeffrey Wilhoit
No picture available
Role: Foley Artist
Richard Bryce Goodman
No picture available
Role: Production Sound Mixer
Joel Shryack
No picture available
Role: Boom Operator
Tommy Giordano
No picture available
Role: Cableman
Jim Henrikson
No picture available
Role: Supervising Music Editor
Michael Hansen
No picture available
Role: Assistant Property Master
John Schacht
No picture available
Role: Leadman
Gary Burritt
No picture available
Role: Negative Cutter
Dennis McNeill
No picture available
Role: Color Timer
Daniel Sperry
No picture available
Role: Dolby Consultant
James Horner
Role: Original Music Composer
Philip Tallman
No picture available
Role: Music Editor
Dick Bernstein
No picture available
Role: Music Editor
Joe E. Rand
No picture available
Role: Music Editor
David E. Fluhr
No picture available
Role: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Randy Thom
Role: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Cate Hardman
No picture available
Role: Script Supervisor
Stephen Vaughan
No picture available
Role: Still Photographer
Gregory Lundsgaard
No picture available
Role: Steadicam Operator
Gregory Lundsgaard
No picture available
Role: Camera Operator
Mark Van Loon
No picture available
Role: Steadicam Operator
Lynette Wich
No picture available
Role: Art Department Coordinator
Al Goto
Role: Stunt Coordinator
Gregg Smrz
Role: Stunt Coordinator
Brian Smrz
Role: Stunt Coordinator
Ray Boniker
No picture available
Role: First Assistant Editor
Tim Gilbert
Role: Stunts
Chris O'Hara
Role: Stunts
Linda Rizzuto
No picture available
Role: Hairstylist
Linda Leiter Sharp
No picture available
Role: Hairstylist
Joseph Coscia
No picture available
Role: Hairstylist
William A. Farley
No picture available
Role: Hairstylist
Janis Clark
No picture available
Role: Key Hair Stylist
Rick Stratton
No picture available
Role: Key Makeup Artist
Bill Myer
No picture available
Role: Makeup Artist
Allen Weisinger
No picture available
Role: Makeup Artist
Carol F. Doran
No picture available
Role: Wigmaker
Gary Deaton
No picture available
Role: Construction Coordinator
Don Miloyevich
No picture available
Role: Property Master
Abigail Sheiner
No picture available
Role: Art Department Coordinator
A. Todd Holland
No picture available
Role: Set Designer
Luis G. Hoyos
No picture available
Role: Set Designer
David Altenau
No picture available
Role: CG Supervisor
Bridgitte Krupke
No picture available
Role: Visual Effects Coordinator
Clark Campbell
No picture available
Role: Visual Effects Editor
Kevin Clark
No picture available
Role: Visual Effects Editor
Kevin Elam
No picture available
Role: Visual Effects Producer
Kevin Lingenfelser
Role: Visual Effects Supervisor
Troy Brown
Role: Stunts
Bob Brown
No picture available
Role: Stunts
Denney Pierce
Role: Stunts
Gregory J. Barnett
Role: Stunts
Brian Smrz
Role: Second Unit Director
Joey Box
Role: Stunt Double
Phil Culotta
Role: Stunts
Clint Lilley
Role: Stunts
Simon Rhee
Role: Stunts
Jon Valera
Role: Stunts
Jose Vasquez
Role: Stunts

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