Windtalkers (2002)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $115,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $77,600,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 22.825 |
Directed By
John Woo
Crew
Tracie Graham-Rice
Terence Chang
John Rice
Alison R. Rosenzweig
C.O. Erickson
Jeff Gullo
John Woo
Jeffrey L. Kimball
Steven Kemper
John Woo
Joe Batteer
Tom Rolf
Mindy Marin
Kevin Ishioka
Richard C. Goddard
Nick Scarano
Holger Gross
Steve LaPorte
Dane Farwell
Paul E. Short
Bobby Burns
Kevin Yagher
Joan Cunningham
Eddie Yansick
Ken Nishino
Dale White
Cliff Fleming
John J. Smith
Jeff Mart
Arthur Anderson
Steve Traxler
Mark P. Stoeckinger
Dan Delgado
Michael St. Hilaire
Shawn Landis
Dennis Seawright
Gregory Irwin
Gary MacPherson
Leo J. Napolitano
J. Michael Popovich
Zoran Veselić
Lynda Wu
Vincent Mata
Frank Mathews
Don Steinberg
Alan Rankin
Mark Meyers
Thomas J. Ruffner
Nerses Gezalyan
Richard Bryce Goodman
Tommy Giordano
Zack Davis
Victor Ray Ennis
Bruce Tanis
Paul Jyrälä
Joel Shryack
Eliza Pollack Zebert
Michael Hertlein
Willard Overstreet
Perry Robertson
Dennis McNeill
David A. Cohen
James Moriana
Michael Hansen
John Schacht
Randol Perelman-Taylor
Laura Graham
Greg Zimmerman
Jeffrey Wilhoit
Gary Burritt
Bryan Bowen
Jim Henrikson
Daniel Sperry
Dick Bernstein
Philip Tallman
Gregory Lundsgaard
David E. Fluhr
Gregory Lundsgaard
Gregg Smrz
Joe E. Rand
Randy Thom
Brian Smrz
Ray Boniker
Mark Van Loon
James Horner
Stephen Vaughan
Lynette Wich
Cate Hardman
Al Goto
Tim Gilbert
Chris O'Hara
Carol F. Doran
Don Miloyevich
William A. Farley
Abigail Sheiner
Gary Deaton
A. Todd Holland
Linda Leiter Sharp
Joseph Coscia
Linda Rizzuto
Janis Clark
Rick Stratton
David Altenau
Clark Campbell
Bridgitte Krupke
Luis G. Hoyos
Kevin Elam
Kevin Clark
Kevin Lingenfelser
Bill Myer
Allen Weisinger
Troy Brown
Bob Brown
Denney Pierce
Gregory J. Barnett
Brian Smrz
Joey Box
Phil Culotta
TOP CAST
Nicolas Cage
Sergeant Joe Enders
Adam Beach
Private Ben Yahzee
Peter Stormare
Sergeant Eric Hjelmstad
Noah Emmerich
Corporal Charles Rogers
Mark Ruffalo
Pappas
Brian Van Holt
Harrigan
Martin Henderson
Private Nellie
Roger Willie
Charlie Whitehorse
Frances O'Connor
Rita Swelton
Christian Slater
Sergeant Peter Henderson
Jason Isaacs
Major Mellitz
William Morts
Fortino
Cameron Thor
Mertens
Kevin Cooney
Ear Doctor
Holmes Osborne
Colonel Hollings
Keith Campbell
Kittring
Clayton J. Barber
Hasby
Scott Atkinson
Camp Tarawa Staff Sergeant
Jeremy Davidson
Marine
Brian Maynard
Corpsman
James D. Dever
Field Hospital Colonel
Jim Morse
Marine Recruit
Chris Devlin
Code Instructor Sergeant
JF Davis
Technical Sergeant
Brian Kasai
Japanese Intelligence Officer
Hiroshi Mori
Japanese Radio Operator
Darrel Guilbeau
Battleship Petty Officer
Aaron Yamagata
Tanapag Boy
Victoria Chen
Tanapag Mother
Carissa Jung
Tanapag Girl
Wataru Yoshida
Japanese Artillery Man
Junya Oishi
Japanese Artillery Sighter
Jiro Koga
Japanese Artillery Gunner
Lynn Kawailele Allen
Hula Dancer
Tina Leialoha Gube
Hula Dancer
Alewa T. Olotoa
Hula Dancer
Ilima Pumphrey
Hula Dancer
Lena Savaiinaea
Hula Dancer
Kaliko Scott
Hula Dancer
John Steven Rocha
Marine
Robert Aguilar Jr.
Private Povovich (uncredited)
Job Alonso
U.S. Marine (uncredited)
Louis Per Bruno
Private Corelli (uncredited)
Jim Carretta
Platoon Sergeant (uncredited)
Matty Castano
Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Timothy Di Pri
Politician (uncredited)
Christopher Gilbertson
Marine (uncredited)
Shannon Holzer
Marine (uncredited)
Yoshio Iizuka
Japanese Officer (uncredited)
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