Windtalkers
A determined Marine must safeguard a Navajo code‑talker whose secret language could turn the tide of WWII, while confronting deadly enemy forces and deepening mistrust within his own ranks.
“Honor Was Their Code.”
Synopsis
Joe Enders is a zealous Marine tasked with protecting 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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A crew of 88+ credited
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Edited by Jeff GulloShot by Jeffrey L KimballScored by James HornerDesigned by Holger Gross
Box Office
2002 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.7× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$77.6M
US & Canada: $40.9M — 53% of worldwide · International: $36.7M (47%)
Also known as
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Cast & Crew
88 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Nicolas Cage
as Joe Enders
Adam Beach
as Ben Yahzee
Peter Stormare
as Hjelmstad
Noah Emmerich
as Chick
Mark Ruffalo
as Pappas
Brian Van Holt
as Harrigan
Martin Henderson
as Nellie
Roger Willie
as Charlie Whitehorse
Frances O Connor
as Rita
Christian Slater
as Ox Henderson
Jason Isaacs
as Major Mellitz
William Morts
as Fortino
Supporting cast
63Cameron Thor
as Mertens
Kevin Cooney
as Ear Doctor
Holmes Osborne
as Colonel Hollings
Keith Campbell
as Kittring
Clayton J Barber
as Hasby
Scott Atkinson
as Camp Tarawa Staff Sergeant
Jeremy Davidson
as Marine
Brian Maynard
as Corpsman
James D Dever
as Field Hospital Colonel
Jim Morse
as Marine Recruit
Chris Devlin
as Code Instructor Sergeant
Jf Davis
as Technical Sergeant
Brian Kasai
as Japanese Intelligence Officer
Hiroshi Mori
as Japanese Radio Operator
Darrel Guilbeau
as Battleship Petty Officer
Aaron Yamagata
as Tanapag Boy
Victoria Chen
as Tanapag Mother
Jon Michael Souza
as NCO
Carissa Jung
as Tanapag Girl
Wataru Yoshida
as Japanese Artillery Man
Junya Oishi
as Japanese Artillery Sighter
Jiro Koga
as Japanese Artillery Gunner
Lynn Kawailele Allen
as Hula Dancer
Tina Leialoha Gube
as Hula Dancer
Alewa T Olotoa
as Hula Dancer
Ilima Pumphrey
as Hula Dancer
Lena Savaiinaea
as Hula Dancer
Kaliko Scott
as Hula Dancer
John Steven Rocha
as Marine
Robert Aguilar Jr
as Private Povovich (uncredited)
Job Alonso
as U.S. Marine (uncredited)
Louis Per Bruno
as Private Corelli (uncredited)
Jim Carretta
as Platoon Sergeant (uncredited)
Matty Castano
as Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Timothy Di Pri
as Politician (uncredited)
Christopher Gilbertson
as Marine (uncredited)
Shannon Holzer
as Marine (uncredited)
Yoshio Iizuka
as Japanese Officer (uncredited)
Aaron Ikeda
as Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Christopher Illing
as Marine (uncredited)
Keii Johnston
as Marine (uncredited)
Steve Lindsay
as Discharged Platoon Sergeant (uncredited)
Cazimir Milostan
as Marine Machine Gunner (uncredited)
Michael Ng
as Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Nils Oliveto
as U.S. Marine (uncredited)
Paul Parker
as Injured soldier (uncredited)
Denney Pierce
as Marine (uncredited)
Simon Rhee
as Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Charles Sans
as Private Jennings (uncredited)
Bobby Silva
as Private Ricks (uncredited)
Douglas Dean Taylor
as Marine Beau (uncredited)
John Thomas
as Core Group Marine (uncredited)
Ren Urano
as Japanese Radioman (uncredited)
Dixon White
as Hospital Room Patient (uncredited)
Malcolm Dohi
as Battleship Codetalker
Steve Tanizaki
as Japanese Artillery Officer
Marc Mcclellan
as Marine Artillery Commander
Christopher T Yamamoto
as Japanese Bunker Gunner
John Takeshi Ichikawa
as Japanese Bunker Commander
Ross Lasi Tanoai
as Eddie the Bartender
Glen Begay
as Radio Codetalker
Vincent Whipple
as Navajo Instructor
Albert Smith
as Navajo Man
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