Nic Cage

Windtalkers (2002)

"Honor Was Their Code."

Movie Details

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.
Genres
War, Drama, Action, History
Release Date
2002/06/14
Runtime
134 min
IMDB
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Production Companies
Lion Rock Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries
United States of America
Budget
$ 115,000,000
Poster
"Windtalkers" poster

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, Producer)
  • John Rice (Screenplay)
  • Joe Batteer (Screenplay)
  • Terence Chang (Producer)
  • C.O. Erickson (Executive Producer)
  • Tracie Graham-Rice (Producer)
  • Alison R. Rosenzweig (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, Camera Operator)
  • Mark Van Loon (Steadicam Operator)
  • Lynette Wich (Art Department Coordinator)
  • Al Goto (Stunt Coordinator)
  • Gregg Smrz (Stunt Coordinator)
  • Brian Smrz (Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director)
  • 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)
  • Joey Box (Stunt Double)
  • Phil Culotta (Stunts)
  • Clint Lilley (Stunts)
  • Simon Rhee (Stunts)
  • Jon Valera (Stunts)