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.
Film · TMDB
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.
Released: 2002-06-07134 minDir: John WooWar, Action
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
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
6.1/10
76,630 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
33%
Metacritic
51/100
- 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
Key dates
- Published
- 28 June 2002
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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
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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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2002 American films2002 English-language films2002 films2002 war filmsAmerican war drama filmsEnglish-language war filmsFiction about cryptographyFilms about languageFilms about Native AmericansFilms about the United States Marine CorpsFilms directed by John WooFilms postponed due to the September 11 attacks