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Film 2002 134 min

Windtalkers

“Honor Was Their Code.”

TMDB Rating ★ 6.3
Votes 1,399
Director John Woo
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War Action
The Story

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.

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Cast & Characters

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

Sergeant Joe Enders
Adam Beach

Adam Beach

Private Ben Yahzee
Peter Stormare

Peter Stormare

Sergeant Eric Hjelmstad
Noah Emmerich

Noah Emmerich

Corporal Charles Rogers
Mark Ruffalo

Mark Ruffalo

Pappas
Brian Van Holt

Brian Van Holt

Harrigan
Martin Henderson

Martin Henderson

Private Nellie
Roger Willie

Roger Willie

Charlie Whitehorse
Frances O'Connor

Frances O'Connor

Rita Swelton
Christian Slater

Christian Slater

Sergeant Peter Henderson
Jason Isaacs

Jason Isaacs

Major Mellitz
William Morts

William Morts

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