Windtalkers
2002 American war film on Navajo radio operators in WW II by John Woo
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Summary
Windtalkers is a film[1]. Windtalkers ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,762 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: John Woo[3]
- Screenwriter: John Rice[4]
- Composer: James Horner[5]
- Genre: action film[6], war film[7], drama film[8]
- Cast member: Nicolas Cage[9], Adam Beach[10], Mark Ruffalo[11], Peter Stormare[12], Noah Emmerich[13], Christian Slater[14], Brian Van Holt[15], Frances O'Connor[16], Jason Isaacs[17], Martin Henderson[18], Roger Willie[19], Kevin Cooney[20], Holmes Osborne[21], Jeff Davis[22]
- Producer: Terence Chang[23]
- Production company: Saturn Films[24], John Woo[25], Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[26]
- Director of photography: Jeffrey L. Kimball[27]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[28]
- Distribution format: video on demand[29]
- Review score: 33%[30], 5.1/10[31], 51/100[32]
- Color: color[33]
- Country of origin: United States[34]
- Publication date: August 1, 2002[35], June 14, 2002[36], 2002[37], June 28, 2002[38]
- Characters: Sergeant Joe Enders[39]
- Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[40], Netflix[41], 01 Distribution[42]
- Narrative location: Insular Oceania[43]
- Official website: http://www.mgm.com/windtalkers/[44]
- Filming location: California[45], Hawaii[46], Utah[47]
- Main subject: Pacific War[48], World War II[49], Navajo Code Talker[50]
- Film editor: Steven Kemper[51]
- Title: Windtalkers[52]
- MPA film rating: R[53]
- FSK film rating: FSK 18[54]
- Duration: 134 minutes[55]
Why It Matters
Windtalkers has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] Windtalkers is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]