| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 14, 2002 |
|---|---|
| Director: | John Woo |
| Writer: | John Rice, Joe Batteer |
| Genres: | Action, Drama, History, War |
| Keywords | japan, world war ii, radio transmission, marine corps, us army, code, navajo, pacific war, based on true story, native american, war hero |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Lion Rock Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $77,600,000
Budget: $115,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Nicolas Cage | Sergeant Joe Enders |
| Adam Beach | Private Ben Yahzee |
| Peter Stormare | Sergeant Eric Hjelmstad |
| Noah Emmerich | Corporal Charles Rogers |
| Mark Ruffalo | Pappas |
| Brian Van Holt | Harrigan |
| Martin Henderson | Private Nellie |
| Roger Willie | Charlie Whitehorse |
| Frances O'Connor | Rita Swelton |
| Christian Slater | Sergeant Peter Henderson |
| Jason Isaacs | Major Mellitz |
| William Morts | Fortino |
| Cameron Thor | Mertens |
| Kevin Cooney | Ear Doctor |
| Holmes Osborne | Colonel Hollings |
| Keith Campbell | Kittring |
| Clayton J. Barber | Hasby |
| Scott Atkinson | Camp Tarawa Staff Sergeant |
| Jeremy Davidson | Marine |
| Brian Maynard | Corpsman |
| James D. Dever | Field Hospital Colonel |
| Jim Morse | Marine Recruit |
| Chris Devlin | Code Instructor Sergeant |
| JF Davis | Technical Sergeant |
| Brian Kasai | Japanese Intelligence Officer |
| Hiroshi Mori | Japanese Radio Operator |
| Darrel Guilbeau | Battleship Petty Officer |
| Aaron Yamagata | Tanapag Boy |
| Victoria Chen | Tanapag Mother |
| Jon Michael Souza | NCO |
| Carissa Jung | Tanapag Girl |
| Wataru Yoshida | Japanese Artillery Man |
| Junya Oishi | Japanese Artillery Sighter |
| Jiro Koga | Japanese Artillery Gunner |
| Lynn Kawailele Allen | Hula Dancer |
| Tina Leialoha Gube | Hula Dancer |
| Alewa T. Olotoa | Hula Dancer |
| Ilima Pumphrey | Hula Dancer |
| Lena Savaiinaea | Hula Dancer |
| Kaliko Scott | Hula Dancer |
| John Steven Rocha | Marine |
| Robert Aguilar Jr. | Private Povovich (uncredited) |
| Job Alonso | U.S. Marine (uncredited) |
| Louis Per Bruno | Private Corelli (uncredited) |
| Jim Carretta | Platoon Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Matty Castano | Japanese Soldier (uncredited) |
| Timothy Di Pri | Politician (uncredited) |
| Christopher Gilbertson | Marine (uncredited) |
| Shannon Holzer | Marine (uncredited) |
| Yoshio Iizuka | Japanese Officer (uncredited) |
| Aaron Ikeda | Japanese Soldier (uncredited) |
| Christopher Illing | Marine (uncredited) |
| Keii Johnston | Marine (uncredited) |
| Steve Lindsay | Discharged Platoon Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Cazimir Milostan | Marine Machine Gunner (uncredited) |
| Michael Ng | Japanese Soldier (uncredited) |
| Nils Oliveto | U.S. Marine (uncredited) |
| Paul Parker | Injured soldier (uncredited) |
| Denney Pierce | Marine (uncredited) |
| Simon Rhee | Japanese Soldier (uncredited) |
| Charles Sans | Private Jennings (uncredited) |
| Bobby Silva | Private Ricks (uncredited) |
| Douglas Dean Taylor | Marine Beau (uncredited) |
| John Thomas | Core Group Marine (uncredited) |
| Ren Urano | Japanese Radioman (uncredited) |
| Dixon White | Hospital Room Patient (uncredited) |
| Malcolm Dohi | Battleship Codetalker |
| Steve Tanizaki | Japanese Artillery Officer |
| Marc McClellan | Marine Artillery Commander |
| Christopher T. Yamamoto | Japanese Bunker Gunner |
| John Takeshi Ichikawa | Japanese Bunker Commander |
| Ross Lasi Tanoai | Eddie the Bartender |
| Glen Begay | Radio Codetalker |
| Vincent Whipple | Navajo Instructor |
| Albert Smith | Navajo Man |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Woo | Director |
| Mindy Marin | Casting |
| Brian Smrz | Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director |
| Eddie Yansick | Stunt Coordinator |
| Arthur Anderson | First Assistant Director |
| Gregory Irwin | First Assistant "D" Camera |
| Bob Brown | Stunts |
| Bobby Burns | Stunts |
| Dan Delgado | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Thomas J. Ruffner | Dolly Grip |
| Zack Davis | ADR Supervisor |
| Bryan Bowen | Sound Designer |
| Laura Graham | ADR Editor |
| Willard Overstreet | Foley Editor |
| Nerses Gezalyan | Foley Mixer |
| Jeffrey Wilhoit | Foley Artist |
| Tommy Giordano | Cableman |
| John Schacht | Leadman |
| Daniel Sperry | Dolby Consultant |
| J. Michael Popovich | Key Grip |
| Zoran Veselić | First Assistant "C" Camera |
| Troy Brown | Stunts |
| Denney Pierce | Stunts |
| Paul E. Short | Stunts |
| Randol Perelman-Taylor | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Victor Ray Ennis | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Eliza Pollack Zebert | ADR Editor |
| David A. Cohen | Dialogue Editor |
| Perry Robertson | Sound Editor |
| James Moriana | Foley Artist |
| Joel Shryack | Boom Operator |
| Michael Hansen | Assistant Property Master |
| Dennis McNeill | Color Timer |
| Mark Meyers | Dolly Grip |
| Tim Gilbert | Stunts |
| Gregory J. Barnett | Stunts |
| Dane Farwell | Stunts |
| Chris O'Hara | Stunts |
| John Rice | Screenplay |
| Steven Kemper | Editor |
| Holger Gross | Production Design |
| Steve LaPorte | Makeup Department Head |
| David E. Fluhr | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Stephen Vaughan | Still Photographer |
| Mark Van Loon | Steadicam Operator |
| Linda Rizzuto | Hairstylist |
| William A. Farley | Hairstylist |
| Bill Myer | Makeup Artist |
| Gary Deaton | Construction Coordinator |
| A. Todd Holland | Set Designer |
| Bridgitte Krupke | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Kevin Elam | Visual Effects Producer |
| Joan Cunningham | Second Assistant Director |
| Lynda Wu | Camera Loader |
| Vincent Mata | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Don Steinberg | Second Assistant "C" Camera |
| Shawn Landis | Second Assistant "D" Camera |
| Frank Mathews | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Joe Batteer | Screenplay |
| Tom Rolf | Editor |
| Kevin Ishioka | Art Direction |
| Nick Scarano | Costume Supervisor |
| Dick Bernstein | Music Editor |
| Gregory Lundsgaard | Steadicam Operator, Camera Operator |
| Lynette Wich | Art Department Coordinator |
| Linda Leiter Sharp | Hairstylist |
| Janis Clark | Key Hair Stylist |
| Allen Weisinger | Makeup Artist |
| Don Miloyevich | Property Master |
| Luis G. Hoyos | Set Designer |
| Clark Campbell | Visual Effects Editor |
| John J. Smith | Production Manager |
| Kevin Yagher | Makeup Effects Designer |
| Ken Nishino | First Assistant Camera |
| Michael St. Hilaire | "B" Camera Operator |
| Jeff Mart | "C" Camera Operator |
| Leo J. Napolitano | "D" Camera Operator |
| Gary MacPherson | Production Coordinator |
| Jeff Gullo | Editor |
| Philip Tallman | Music Editor |
| Richard C. Goddard | Set Decoration |
| Joe E. Rand | Music Editor |
| Cate Hardman | Script Supervisor |
| Ray Boniker | First Assistant Editor |
| Joseph Coscia | Hairstylist |
| Rick Stratton | Key Makeup Artist |
| Carol F. Doran | Wigmaker |
| Abigail Sheiner | Art Department Coordinator |
| David Altenau | CG Supervisor |
| Kevin Clark | Visual Effects Editor |
| Dale White | Second Assistant Camera |
| Dennis Seawright | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Alan Rankin | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Bruce Tanis | Sound Designer |
| Michael Hertlein | Dialogue Editor |
| Paul Jyrälä | Sound Editor |
| Greg Zimmerman | Foley Recordist |
| Richard Bryce Goodman | Production Sound Mixer |
| Jim Henrikson | Supervising Music Editor |
| Gary Burritt | Negative Cutter |
| Jeffrey L. Kimball | Director of Photography |
| James Horner | Original Music Composer |
| Randy Thom | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Al Goto | Stunt Coordinator |
| Gregg Smrz | Stunt Coordinator |
| Kevin Lingenfelser | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Cliff Fleming | Pilot |
| Mark P. Stoeckinger | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Joey Box | Stunt Double |
| Phil Culotta | Stunts |
| Clint Lilley | Stunts |
| Simon Rhee | Stunts |
| Jon Valera | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Tracie Graham-Rice | Producer |
| Terence Chang | Producer |
| Alison R. Rosenzweig | Producer |
| Steve Traxler | Associate Producer |
| C.O. Erickson | Executive Producer |
| John Woo | Producer |
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