japan,world war ii,radio transmission,marine corps,us army,native american,code,based on true story,navajo,pacific war,war hero

Windtalkers (2002)

Poster for Windtalkers

Honor Was Their Code.

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
John Woo
  • Profile picture of Nicolas Cage
    Sergeant Joe Enders Nicolas Cage
  • Profile picture of Adam Beach
    Private Ben Yahzee Adam Beach
  • Profile picture of Peter Stormare
    Sergeant Eric Hjelmstad Peter Stormare
  • Profile picture of Noah Emmerich
    Corporal Charles Rogers Noah Emmerich
  • Profile picture of Mark Ruffalo
    Pappas Mark Ruffalo
  • Profile picture of Brian Van Holt
    Harrigan Brian Van Holt
  • Profile picture of Martin Henderson
    Private Nellie Martin Henderson
  • Profile picture of Roger Willie
    Charlie Whitehorse Roger Willie

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Keywords

  • japan
  • world war ii
  • radio transmission
  • marine corps
  • us army
  • native american
  • code
  • based on true story
  • navajo
  • pacific war
  • war hero