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Windtalkers

Windtalkers

2002Movie⏱️ 2h 14mR🏆 #5237 Top Rated
ActionDramaWar
6.1
IMDB Rating
76,732 votes

Two U.S. Marines in World War II are assigned to protect the Navajo Marines who use their native language as an unbreakable radio cipher.

Director
John Woo
Writers
John Rice, Joe Batteer
Stars
Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach, Peter Stormare
Release Date
June 14, 2002
Language
English, Navajo, Japanese
Country
United States
🏆 3
Wins
🎯 6
Nominations
💬 499
Reviews
📋 48.3K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage
as Joe Enders
Adam Beach
Adam Beach
as Ben Yahzee
Peter Stormare
Peter Stormare
as Hjelmstad
Noah Emmerich
Noah Emmerich
as Chick
Mark Ruffalo
Mark Ruffalo
as Pappas
Brian Van Holt
Brian Van Holt
as Harrigan
Martin Henderson
Martin Henderson
as Nellie
Roger Willie
Roger Willie
as Charlie Whitehorse
Frances O'Connor
Frances O'Connor
as Rita
Christian Slater
Christian Slater
as Ox Henderson

💰 Box Office

$77,628,265
Worldwide Gross
$40,914,068
Domestic Gross
$14,520,412
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.39 : 1
Sound
DTS
Sound
Dolby Digital
Sound
SDDS
Color
Color
Filming Location
Dillingham Estate - 68434 Farrington Highway, Mokulë`ia, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Lion Rock Productions

🏷️ Keywords

navajo indianyear 1944saipanmilitaryjapanese army

🎯 Categories

Period DramaTragedyWar EpicActionDramaWar

⭐ Featured Review

Ridiculous
by grahamsj32002-10-26
6/10

"I thought this was a film about Navajo code talkers. Well, it's not. While there are a couple of Navajos in the film, the story revolves around Nicolas Cage winning WWII all by himself. This guy's incredible and makes John Wayne look like a wimp. Every time the Marines are in trouble, up jumps good old Nicolas Cage with his Thompson and POOF! the battle is WON! I wonder how we won WWII without Nicolas Cage? The film has a LOT of combat footage and most of that is very well done. That alone is worth a watch but don't expect to learn much of anything about the Navajo code ..."

💡 Did You Know?

Weapons coordinator Robert "Rock" Galotti amassed over 500 vintage World War II-era firing weapons and 700 rubber replica weapons for the film from private collectors and prop houses. Also featured moving across battlefields are vintage Sherman tanks, their smaller Stuart brethren, and Japanese Hago tanks.

📖 Synopsis

Two U.S. Marines in World War II are assigned to protect the Navajo Marines who use their native language as an unbreakable radio cipher.