Windtalkers

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2h 14m

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.

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Awards
- 3 wins & 4 nominations

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Nicolas Cage and Adam Beach in Windtalkers (2002)

Nicolas Cage and Adam Beach in Windtalkers (2002)

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Tears of the Sun

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Tears of the Sun

Behind Enemy Lines

6.4

Behind Enemy Lines

Hart's War

6.3

Flags of Our Fathers

7.1

Flags of Our Fathers

We Were Soldiers

7.2

We Were Soldiers

U-571

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The Crossing

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Manhunt

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Rules of Engagement

6.4

Rules of Engagement

The Crossing 2

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K-19: The Widowmaker

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K-19: The Widowmaker

During World War II when the Americans needed to find a secure method of communicating they devised a code using the Navajo language. So Navajos were recruited to become what they call code talkers. They would be assigned to a unit and would communicate with other units using the code so that even though the enemy could listen they couldn't understand what they were saying. And to insure that the code is protected men are assigned to protect it at all costs. One of these men is Joe Enders, a man who sustained an injury that can make him unfit for duty but he manages to avoid it and is told of his duty and that the man he is suppose to protect is Ben Yahzee. Initially there is tension but the two men learn to get along. —rcs0411@yahoo.com

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Taglines
- Honor Was Their Code.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for pervasive graphic war violence, and for language
Parents guide

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 At 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

Top review

Didn't like!!

Being a Navajo, I was so excited to share the story of the Navajo Code Talkers. But after seeing the movie I was very disappointed on how the story was told or how it wasn't told. I thought the movie was going to be about the History that wasn't never taught in the classrooms, but it was more about Nicholas Cage. Another issue I had was Adam Beach playing a navajo role, not being navajo himself. It totally made me mad to see someone totally chopping up our beautiful native language.

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sapporotwo
Jul 2, 2002

Release date
- June 14, 2002 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Languages
Also known as
- Wind Talkers
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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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

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Runtime
2 hours 14 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1

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