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Windtalkers

  • 2002
  • 18A
  • 2h 14m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
72K
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Nicolas Cage and Adam Beach in Windtalkers (2002)
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Two U.S. Marines in World War II are assigned to protect Navajo Marines, who use their native language as an unbreakable radio cypher.Two U.S. Marines in World War II are assigned to protect Navajo Marines, who use their native language as an unbreakable radio cypher.Two U.S. Marines in World War II are assigned to protect Navajo Marines, who use their native language as an unbreakable radio cypher.

  • Director
    • John Woo
  • Writers
    • John Rice
    • Joe Batteer
  • Stars
    • Nicolas Cage
    • Adam Beach
    • Peter Stormare
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    72K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Woo
    • Writers
      • John Rice
      • Joe Batteer
    • Stars
      • Nicolas Cage
      • Adam Beach
      • Peter Stormare
    • 487User reviews
    • 146Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 6 nominations

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    Nicolas Cage, Noah Emmerich, Peter Stormare, and Adam Beach in Windtalkers (2002)
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    Christian Slater and Roger Willie in Windtalkers (2002)
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    Adam Beach and Roger Willie in Windtalkers (2002)
    Nicolas Cage, Christian Slater, Adam Beach, and Brian Van Holt in Windtalkers (2002)
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    Nicolas Cage and Adam Beach in Windtalkers (2002)
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    Nicolas Cage
    Nicolas Cage
    • Joe Enders
    Adam Beach
    Adam Beach
    • Ben Yahzee
    Peter Stormare
    Peter Stormare
    • Hjelmstad
    Noah Emmerich
    Noah Emmerich
    • Chick
    Mark Ruffalo
    Mark Ruffalo
    • Pappas
    Brian Van Holt
    Brian Van Holt
    • Harrigan
    Martin Henderson
    Martin Henderson
    • Nellie
    Roger Willie
    Roger Willie
    • Charlie Whitehorse
    Frances O'Connor
    Frances O'Connor
    • Rita
    Christian Slater
    Christian Slater
    • Ox Henderson
    Jason Isaacs
    Jason Isaacs
    • Major Mellitz
    William Morts
    William Morts
    • Fortino
    Cameron Thor
    Cameron Thor
    • Mertens
    Kevin Cooney
    Kevin Cooney
    • Ear Doctor
    Holmes Osborne
    Holmes Osborne
    • Colonel Hollings
    Keith Campbell
    Keith Campbell
    • Kittring
    Clayton J. Barber
    Clayton J. Barber
    • Hasby
    • (as Clayton Barber)
    Scott Atkinson
    Scott Atkinson
    • Camp Tarawa Staff Sergeant
    • Director
      • John Woo
    • Writers
      • John Rice
      • Joe Batteer
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    • Trivia
      Weapons coordinator Robert "Rock" Galotti amassed over 500 vintage World War II-era firing weapons and 700 rubber replica weapons for the film from private collectors and prop houses. Also featured moving across battlefields are vintage Sherman tanks, their smaller Stuart brethren, and Japanese Hago tanks.
    • Goofs
      There is a 50-star US flag (instead of 48) at the Navajo enlistment ceremony.
    • Quotes

      Charlie Whitehorse: [explaining to Ben why he enlisted] Didn't want your white brothers thinking you were the best we had.

    • Alternate versions
      A few scenes and lines of dialouge were either altered or missing from the finished film. An early scene of Joe and a nurse in their car on the beach has them two talking about the world being a pretty place and joe says it's not. Another scene of Joe and Yazi talking. Joe asks "seen any combat?" Yazi answers "No, but i am looking forward to getting into some" There are a few other small lines of dialouge that was left out. These were most likely cut because of pacing.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood/Ivans XTC/Undercover Brother/Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner/Bad Company (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Little Jug
      Written by Ib Glindemann

      Provided by APM

    User reviews487

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    7/10
    Great action sequences but little emphasis on story
    When watching the trailer of Windtalkers, one gets the impression that this film is about the Navajo indians and how their native language was used to create a code that could not be broken by the Japanese. However, it turns out that this film is really about a white army seargeant (Nicolas Cage) and how he eventually befriends the codetalker (Adam Beach) that he is responsible for protecting.

    Director John Woo doesn't disappoint with the action sequences. All of them are breathtaking and highly detailed. However, all of this action tends to take away the emphasis on the story. No matter, the scenes that show the developing friendship between the two seargeants (Cage and Christian Slater) and the codetalkers (Beach and Roger Willie) gives Windtalkers its heart. (7/10)
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    • rah25
    • Nov 24, 2003

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 14, 2002 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Navajo
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • La voix des vents
    • Filming locations
      • Dillingham Estate - 68434 Farrington Highway, Mokulë`ia, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA
    • Production companies
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
      • Lion Rock Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $115,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $40,914,068
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $14,520,412
      • Jun 16, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $77,628,265
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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