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Windtalkers
Sign in to saveWindtalkers is a 2002 American war film directed and co-produced by John Woo, starring Nicolas Cage and Adam Beach, with Peter Stormare, Noah Emmerich, Mark Ruffalo, and Christian Slater in supporting roles. It is based on the real story of code talkers from the Navajo nation during World War II.
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Windtalkers is a 2002 American action, drama, and war film directed by John Woo. The movie stars Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach, Mark Ruffalo, and Peter Stormare. It was produced by Saturn Films, John Woo, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, with additional production by Lion Rock Productions. The film was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Netflix, and 01 Distribution. Its narrative focuses on the Pacific War, World War II, and Navajo Code Talkers, set in Insular Oceania.
The film has a runtime of 134 minutes and was filmed in California, Hawaii, and Utah. James Horner composed the score, and Jeffrey L. Kimball served as director of photography. The production budget was 115,000,000, while the box office revenue was 77,628,265. It received an R rating and holds a Metascore of 51. The film won three awards and received six nominations.
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6.3Joe 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.
Cast
- Nicolas Cage as Sergeant Joe Enders
- Adam Beach as Private Ben Yahzee
- Peter Stormare as Sergeant Eric Hjelmstad
- Noah Emmerich as Corporal Charles Rogers
- Mark Ruffalo as Pappas
- Brian Van Holt as Harrigan
Themes
- japan
- world war ii
- radio transmission
- marine corps
- us army
- native american
- code
- based on true story
- navajo
- pacific war
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Ratings
IMDb
6.1/10
76,630 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
33%
Metacritic
51/100
- Year
- 2002
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Genres
- Action, Drama, War
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 3 wins & 6 nominations total
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Windtalkers
- Film.image
- Windtalkers movie.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- John Woo
- Film.music
- James Horner
- Film.cinematography
- Jeffrey L. Kimball
- Film.studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-MayerLion Rock Productions
- Film.distributor
- MGM Distribution Co.
- Film.runtime
- 134 minutes153 minutes (director's cut)
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $115 million
- Film.gross
- $76.7 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Navajo Code Talker
- Director
- John Woo
- Cast member
- Jeremy Davidson
- Composer
- James Horner
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Jeffrey L. Kimball
- Narrative location
- Insular Oceania
- Filming location
- Hawaii
- Duration
- 134
- FilmAffinity ID
- 957874
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.mgm.com/windtalkers
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- publication date
- 2002-06-28
- title
- Windtalkers
- distributed by
- 01 Distribution
- capital cost
- 115000000
- box office
- 40914068
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 51/100
Sources (15)
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Reception
- Box office
- Critical response
- Accolades
- See also
- References
- External links
Windtalkers is a 2002 American war film directed and co-produced by John Woo, starring Nicolas Cage and Adam Beach, with Peter Stormare, Noah Emmerich, Mark Ruffalo, and Christian Slater in supporting roles. It is based on the real story of code talkers from the Navajo nation during World War II.
The film was theatrically released in the United States by MGM Distribution Co. on June 14, 2002, receiving mixed-to-negative reviews from critics and grossing just $76.7 million worldwide against a production budget of $115 million, making it a box-office bomb.
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