Windtalkers (2002)

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R | 2 hr 14 mins | Action, Drama, War, Historical | Released: 6/14/2002 |Box Office Total: $40.9M

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Synopsis:

On December 8, 1941, the United States declared war on Japan. For the next several years, U.S. forces were fully engaged in battle throughout the Pacific, taking over islands one by one in a slow progression towards mainland Japan. During this brutal campaign, the Japanese were continually able to break coded military transmissions, dramatically slowing U.S. progress. In 1942, several hundred Navajo Americans were recruited as Marines and trained to use their language as code. Marine Joe Enders is assigned to protect Ben Yahzee - a Navajo code talker, the Marines' new secret weapon. Enders' orders are to protect his code talker, but if Yahzee should fall into enemy hands, he's to "protect the code at all costs." Against the backdrop of the horrific Battle of Saipan, when capture is imminent, Enders is forced to make a decision: if he can't protect his fellow Marine, can he bring himself to kill him to protect the code?

Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
6/14/2002

Studio	Credit
MGM/UA Entertainment Company	Studio
United Artists Pictures Inc.	Studio
Director	Credit
John Woo	Director
Cast	Credit
Nicolas Cage	Joe Enders
Adam Beach	Ben Yahzee
Peter Stormare	Hjelmstad
Noah Emmerich	Chick
Mark Ruffalo	Pappas
Brian van Holt	Harrigan
Martin Henderson	Nellie
Roger Willie	Charlie Whitehorse
Frances O'Connor	Rita
Christian Slater	Ox Henderson
Jason Isaacs	Major Mellitz
William Morts	Fortino
Cameron Thor	Mertens
Kevin Cooney	Ear Doctor
Holmes Osborne	Colonel Hollings
Keith Campbell	Kittring
Clayton Barber	Hasby
Scott Atkinson	Camp Tarawa Staff Sergeant
Jeremy Davidson	Marine
Brian Maynard	Corpsman
Albert Smith	Navajo Man
James D Dever	Field Hospital Colonel
Vincent Whipple	Navajo Instructor
James Morse	Marine Recruit
Chris Devlin	Sgt. Code Instructor
Jeff Davis	Tech Sgt.
Glen Begay	Radio Codetalker
Ross Tanoai ('Lasi')	Eddie the Bartender
Brian Kasai	Japanese Intelligence Officer
John Takeshi Ichikawa	Japanese Bunker Commander
Hiroshi Mori	Japanese Radio Operator
Christopher T Yamamoto	Japanese Bunker Gunner
Steve Tanizaki	Japanese Artillery Officer
Marc McClellan	Marine Artillery Commander
Malcolm Dohi	Battleship Codetalker
Darrel Guilbeau	Battleship Petty Officer
Aaron Yamagata	Tanapag Boy
Victoria Chen	Tanapag Mother
John Michael Souza	N.C.O. Officer
Carissa Jung	Tanapag Girl
Wataru Yoshida	Japanese Artillery
Junya Oishi	Japanese Artillery Sighter
Jiro Koga	Japanese Artillery Gunner
Lynn Kawallele Allen	Hula Dancer
Tina Leialoha Gube	Hula Dancer
Alewa T Olotoa	Hula Dancer
Ilima Pumphrey	Hula Dancer
Lena Savalinea	Hula Dancer
Kaliko Scott	Hula Dancer
Production Credits	Credit
Steve Traxler	Associate Producer
C.O. Erickson	Executive Producer
Arthur Anderson	Co-Producer
John Woo	Producer
Terence Chang	Producer
Caroline Macaulay	Co-Producer
Tracie Graham	Producer
Alison R Rosenzweig	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Saturn Films	Production Company
Lion Rock Production	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
MGM/UA Entertainment Company	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
MGM/UA Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
MGM/UA Entertainment Company	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Hawaii, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Writer	Credit
Joe Batteer	Screenplay
John Rice	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Joene Acord	Assistant Accountant
Marilyn Tasso	Accountant
Sharon M Segal	Accountant - Special Effects Accountant
Gavin J Behrman	Assistant Accountant
Lamonte Bell	Assistant Accountant
Bryan Yaconelli	Accountant - Special Effects Accountant
Taffy Schweickhardt	Assistant Accountant
Janine McEuen	Accountant - Construction Accountant
Anthea Strangis	Assistant Accountant
Elpe Villard	Assistant Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Glen Roberts	Set Dresser
John A Schacht	Leadman
A Todd Holland	Set Designer
Craig B Ayers	Greensman - Greens Person
Holger Gross	Production Designer
Kevin Ishioka	Art Director
Richard Goddard	Set Decorator
Abigail Sheiner	Art Department Coordinator
Maya Shimoguchi	Assistant Art Director
Eli Romaire	Sculptor
Cliff Berns	Painter - Standby Painter
Lynette Wich	Art Department Coordinator
Luis G Hoyos	Set Designer
Chris Hanson	Painter
James Hogue	Painter
Casting	Credit
Mindy Marin	Casting Director
Amanda Harding	Casting Associate
Tammy L Smith	Extras Casting
Dixie Webster-Davis	Extras Casting - Extras Casting Coordinator
Craft Services	Credit
Donovan Ahuna	Craft Service
Michael Starks	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
Lynda Wu	Loader
Artaya Boonsoong	Colorist - Colorization
Stephen S Vaughan	Photography - Still Photographer
Fred Cervantes	Film Lab - Mold/Lab Technician
Jian Cong	Camera - Camera Technician
Walt McCormick	Projectionist
Dennis McNeill	Color Timer
Jeffrey L Kimball	Director of Photography
Greg Lundsgaard	Steadicam Operator
Greg Lundsgaard	Camera Operator
Jeb Johenning	Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist Operator
Gregory Irwin	Assistant Camera - First Assistant "D" Camera
John Halfman	Film Lab - Mold/Lab Technician
Bill Mitchell	Photography - Additional Photography
Leo J Napolitano	Camera Operator - "D" Camera Operator
Kenneth Nishino	Assistant Camera
John Trunk	Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist Operator
Mark Van Loon	Steadicam Operator
Payam Shohadai	Colorist - Colorization
Dennis Seawright	Assistant Camera - First Assistant "B" Camera
Tim Jarvis	Film Lab - Mold/Lab Technician
Luciano Blotta	Video Assist/Playback - Video Production Assistant
Shawn Landis	Camera Operator - Second Assistant "D" Operator
Jeff Mart	Camera Operator
David Selvadurai	Film Lab - Mold/Lab Technician
Zoran Veselic	Assistant Camera - First Assistant "C" Camera
Michael St Hilaire	Camera Operator
Mark Sisson	Film Lab - Mold/Lab Technician
Vincent Mata	Assistant Camera - Second Assistant "B" Camera
Nevada Smith	Film Lab - Mold/Lab Technician
Donny Steinberg	Assistant Camera - Second Assistant "C" Camera
Shownee Shon Smith	Film Lab - Mold/Lab Technician
Dale S White	Assistant Camera
Michael Wickerham	Film Lab - Mold/Lab Technician
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Boy Wonder Visual Effects	Lender Visual Effects and Animation
Mainichi Newspapers, The	Lender Magazines provider
Management	Credit
Vince Lavares	Manager - Digital Asset Manager
Music	Credit
James Horner	Composer
James Horner	Music Conductor
Sandy DeCrescent	Music Contractor
Jim Henrikson	Music Editor - Supervising Music Editor
Ib Glindemann	Song
Julyce Monbleaux	Music - Music Scoring Supervisor
Kunewa Mook	Music Performer
Tommy Morgan	Soloist - Harmonica Solos
J.A.C. Redford	Orchestrations
Phil Ayling	Flutist - Indian Flute Performer
Kaare Whilewind	Song
Hula Halau 'O Kamuela	Music Performer
Simon Rhodes	Music - Music Recorder/Mixer
Randy Kerber	Orchestrations
Dick Bernstein	Music Editor
Bob Bornstein	Music - Music Preparation
Tom Bee	Song
James Horner	Orchestrations
Joe E Rand	Music Editor
Phil Ayling	Music Performer
Philip Tallman	Music Editor
Steven R Bernstein	Orchestrations
Barbara McDermott	Music Editor
Carl Johnson	Orchestrations
Steven Bernstein	Orchestrations
Physical Effects	Credit
Brian Smrz	Stunt Coordinator
Tsuyoshi Abe	Stunt Player
Rick Cedillo	Animatronics - Body Fabrication
Karen Mason	Animatronics - Body Fabrication
Al Goto	Stunt Coordinator - Stunt Co-Coordinator
Charles K Aleka	Stunt Player
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