Windtalkers (2002)

June 7, 2002 (US) • War, Action • 134m

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.

Director

John Woo

Writers

John Rice, Joe Batteer

Top Billed

Nicolas Cage

Keywords

japan world war ii radio transmission marine corps us army native american code based on true story navajo pacific war war hero

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Top Billed 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

Jon Michael Souza

NCO

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)

Aaron Ikeda

Japanese Soldier (uncredited)

Christopher Illing

Marine (uncredited)

Keii Johnston

Marine (uncredited)

Steve Lindsay

Discharged Platoon Sergeant (uncredited)

Cazimir Milostan

Marine Machine Gunner (uncredited)

Michael Ng

Japanese Soldier (uncredited)

Nils Oliveto

U.S. Marine (uncredited)

Paul Parker

Injured soldier (uncredited)

Denney Pierce

Marine (uncredited)

Simon Rhee

Japanese Soldier (uncredited)

Charles Sans

Private Jennings (uncredited)

Bobby Silva

Private Ricks (uncredited)

Douglas Dean Taylor

Marine Beau (uncredited)

John Thomas

Core Group Marine (uncredited)

Ren Urano

Japanese Radioman (uncredited)

Dixon White

Hospital Room Patient (uncredited)

Malcolm Dohi

Battleship Codetalker

Steve Tanizaki

Japanese Artillery Officer

Marc McClellan

Marine Artillery Commander

Christopher T. Yamamoto

Japanese Bunker Gunner

John Takeshi Ichikawa

Japanese Bunker Commander

Ross Lasi Tanoai

Eddie the Bartender

Glen Begay

Radio Codetalker

Vincent Whipple

Navajo Instructor

Albert Smith

Navajo Man

Crew

John Woo

Director

John Rice

Screenplay

Joe Batteer

Screenplay

Terence Chang

Producer

C.O. Erickson

Executive Producer

Tracie Graham-Rice

Producer

Alison R. Rosenzweig

Producer

John Woo

Producer

Jeffrey L. Kimball

Director of Photography

Jeff Gullo

Editor

Steven Kemper

Editor

Tom Rolf

Editor

Mindy Marin

Casting

Holger Gross

Production Design

Kevin Ishioka

Art Direction

Richard C. Goddard

Set Decoration

Steve LaPorte

Makeup Department Head

Nick Scarano

Costume Supervisor

Dane Farwell

Stunts

Paul E. Short

Stunts

Bobby Burns

Stunts

Eddie Yansick

Stunt Coordinator

Cliff Fleming

Pilot

John J. Smith

Production Manager

Arthur Anderson

First Assistant Director

Joan Cunningham

Second Assistant Director

Kevin Yagher

Makeup Effects Designer

Steve Traxler

Associate Producer

Mark P. Stoeckinger

Supervising Sound Editor

Ken Nishino

First Assistant Camera

Dale White

Second Assistant Camera

Lynda Wu

Camera Loader

Michael St. Hilaire

"B" Camera Operator

Dennis Seawright

First Assistant "B" Camera

Vincent Mata

Second Assistant "B" Camera

Jeff Mart

"C" Camera Operator

Zoran Veselić

First Assistant "C" Camera

Don Steinberg

Second Assistant "C" Camera

Leo J. Napolitano

"D" Camera Operator

Gregory Irwin

First Assistant "D" Camera

Shawn Landis

Second Assistant "D" Camera

Gary MacPherson

Production Coordinator

Dan Delgado

Chief Lighting Technician

Frank Mathews

Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

J. Michael Popovich

Key Grip

Thomas J. Ruffner

Dolly Grip

Mark Meyers

Dolly Grip

Randol Perelman-Taylor

Second Second Assistant Director

Zack Davis

ADR Supervisor

Alan Rankin

Supervising Sound Editor

Victor Ray Ennis

Supervising Sound Editor

Bryan Bowen

Sound Designer

Bruce Tanis

Sound Designer

Eliza Pollack Zebert

ADR Editor

Laura Graham

ADR Editor

Michael Hertlein

Dialogue Editor

David A. Cohen

Dialogue Editor

Willard Overstreet

Foley Editor

Paul Jyrälä

Sound Editor

Perry Robertson

Sound Editor

Nerses Gezalyan

Foley Mixer

Greg Zimmerman

Foley Recordist

James Moriana

Foley Artist

Jeffrey Wilhoit

Foley Artist

Richard Bryce Goodman

Production Sound Mixer

Joel Shryack

Boom Operator

Tommy Giordano

Cableman

Jim Henrikson

Supervising Music Editor

Michael Hansen

Assistant Property Master

John Schacht

Leadman

Gary Burritt

Negative Cutter

Dennis McNeill

Color Timer

Daniel Sperry

Dolby Consultant

James Horner

Original Music Composer

Philip Tallman

Music Editor

Dick Bernstein

Music Editor

Joe E. Rand

Music Editor

David E. Fluhr

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Randy Thom

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Cate Hardman

Script Supervisor

Stephen Vaughan

Still Photographer

Gregory Lundsgaard

Steadicam Operator

Gregory Lundsgaard

Camera Operator

Mark Van Loon

Steadicam Operator

Lynette Wich

Art Department Coordinator

Al Goto

Stunt Coordinator

Gregg Smrz

Stunt Coordinator

Brian Smrz

Stunt Coordinator

Ray Boniker

First Assistant Editor

Tim Gilbert

Stunts

Chris O'Hara

Stunts

Linda Rizzuto

Hairstylist

Linda Leiter Sharp

Hairstylist

Joseph Coscia

Hairstylist

William A. Farley

Hairstylist

Janis Clark

Key Hair Stylist

Rick Stratton

Key Makeup Artist

Bill Myer

Makeup Artist

Allen Weisinger

Makeup Artist

Carol F. Doran

Wigmaker

Gary Deaton

Construction Coordinator

Don Miloyevich

Property Master

Abigail Sheiner

Art Department Coordinator

A. Todd Holland

Set Designer

Luis G. Hoyos

Set Designer

David Altenau

CG Supervisor

Bridgitte Krupke

Visual Effects Coordinator

Clark Campbell

Visual Effects Editor

Kevin Clark

Visual Effects Editor

Kevin Elam

Visual Effects Producer

Kevin Lingenfelser

Visual Effects Supervisor

Troy Brown

Stunts

Bob Brown

Stunts

Denney Pierce

Stunts

Gregory J. Barnett

Stunts

Brian Smrz

Second Unit Director

Joey Box

Stunt Double

Phil Culotta

Stunts

Clint Lilley

Stunts

Simon Rhee

Stunts

Jon Valera

Stunts

Jose Vasquez

Stunts

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Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$115,000,000

Revenue

$77,600,000

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Windtalkers (2002)

John Rice, Joe Batteer

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