Windtalkers

Windtalkers

Honor Was Their Code.

Rating

3.0 (1)

Release Date

6/7/2002

Runtime

134 mins

Genres

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$115,000,000

Revenue

$77,600,000

Homepage

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A kinetic war film that pairs intense battlefield action with an intimate two-man dynamic, exploring duty, honor, and the complex relationship between a Marine and the Navajo soldier he's sworn to protect.

Mood

TenseExhilaratingDefiant

Themes

SurvivalWarIdentity

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Propulsive

Look

HandheldHigh-contrast

Structure

Two-hander

Heads up

Graphic violence

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