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
Terence Chang
Jeff Gullo
John Rice
Alison R. Rosenzweig
Tracie Graham-Rice
John Woo
C.O. Erickson
John Woo
Jeffrey L. Kimball
Joe Batteer
Steven Kemper
Tom Rolf
Holger Gross
Steve LaPorte
Nick Scarano
Mindy Marin
Kevin Ishioka
Richard C. Goddard
Dane Farwell
Paul E. Short
Bobby Burns
Joan Cunningham
Mark P. Stoeckinger
Michael St. Hilaire
Leo J. Napolitano
Shawn Landis
Ken Nishino
Cliff Fleming
Arthur Anderson
John J. Smith
Kevin Yagher
Steve Traxler
Eddie Yansick
Vincent Mata
Dan Delgado
Don Steinberg
Frank Mathews
Jeff Mart
Dennis Seawright
Dale White
Gregory Irwin
Gary MacPherson
Lynda Wu
Zoran Veselić
J. Michael Popovich
Thomas J. Ruffner
Jeffrey Wilhoit
Paul Jyrälä
Perry Robertson
Bryan Bowen
Zack Davis
Tommy Giordano
Alan Rankin
Victor Ray Ennis
Jim Henrikson
Daniel Sperry
Mark Meyers
David A. Cohen
James Moriana
Richard Bryce Goodman
Bruce Tanis
Eliza Pollack Zebert
Michael Hertlein
Willard Overstreet
Joel Shryack
John Schacht
Dennis McNeill
Michael Hansen
Randol Perelman-Taylor
Gary Burritt
Nerses Gezalyan
Laura Graham
Greg Zimmerman
Stephen Vaughan
Brian Smrz
James Horner
Al Goto
David E. Fluhr
Lynette Wich
Philip Tallman
Gregory Lundsgaard
Dick Bernstein
Randy Thom
Mark Van Loon
Cate Hardman
Joe E. Rand
Gregg Smrz
Ray Boniker
Gregory Lundsgaard
Tim Gilbert
Chris O'Hara
Abigail Sheiner
A. Todd Holland
Linda Rizzuto
Joseph Coscia
Clark Campbell
Kevin Lingenfelser
Luis G. Hoyos
Gary Deaton
William A. Farley
Carol F. Doran
Allen Weisinger
Kevin Elam
Linda Leiter Sharp
Janis Clark
Rick Stratton
Bridgitte Krupke
Kevin Clark
Bill Myer
Don Miloyevich
David Altenau
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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