Nicolas cage and adam beach give fine performances. Nicolas cage, adam beach, peter stormare, noah emmerich, mark ruffalo, brian van holt, martin henderson, roger willie, frances oconnor. Windtalkers sidesteps its central true story baltimore sun. Marine joe enders is assigned to protect ben yahzee a navajo code talker. Nicolas cage and christian slater star with adam beach smoke signals in this. I liked many aspects of the film, but other aspects were just doomed to failure such as the story and authenticity. Nicolas cage and christian slater star with adam beach smoke signals in this explosive, patriotic wwii drama about a severely wounded soldier cage who takes on the assignment of safeguarding a windtalker beach, a navajo whose dead native language provides an unbreakable code for the military but whose life is jeopardized with every. Grenades and bombs explode, tossing bodies through the air. Enders orders are to protect his code talker, but if yahzee should fall into enemy hands, hes to protect the code at all costs. Marine joe enders nicolas cage is assigned to protect ben yahzee adam beach a navajo code talker, the marines new secret weapon.
Windtalkers is a world war ii film where two us marine sergeants nicolas cage and christian slater must protect two navajo marine code talkers in the battle of saipan. Rent windtalkers 2002 starring nicolas cage and adam beach on dvd and bluray. Thats a fascinating, littleknown story and might have made a good movie. Windtalkers follows suit of most postsaving private ryan war films and tries to make its point by dousing us with relentless violence. Windtalkers 2disc ultimate edition bluray 2002 best buy. Nov 15, 2011 windtalkers trailer a marine sergeant nicolas cage is assigned to protect a navajo code talker adam beach in this epic world war ii action film. Unbeknownst to the navajo is the dark secret that theyre to be killed by american soldiers if one of them is in danger of being captured. Windtalkers dvd christian slater nicolas cage wind takers. Marines in world war ii are assigned to protect navajo marines, who use their native language as an unbreakable radio cypher.
Windtalkers comes advertised as the saga of how navajo indians used their language to create an unbreakable code that helped win world war ii in the pacific. Windtalkers trailer a marine sergeant nicolas cage is assigned to protect a navajo code talker adam beach in this epic world war ii action film. Joe enders played by nicolas cage is a marine coping with the complete loss of his platoon in the solomon islands. Windtalkers 310 movie clip yahzee meets ender 2002.
Enders orders are to protect his code talker, but if. Windtalkers vhs video tape movie nicholas cage action sealed. But it strains to be a heroic saga about racial healing under fire. Will combine shipping on multiple items purchased at same time. Windtalkers 2002 all battle scenes edited wwii june 15, 1944 axecutioner movieclips. A powerful, true story about members of the navajo tribe who proudly served the u. Rare 2002 windtalkers vhs nicolas cage full battle picture factory sealed. Directed by john woo, windtalkers is loosely based on a real operation during world war ii. Windtalkers whatever its faults and there are a number of them john woos spectacularly violent war movie sheds some light on the crucial contribution navajoamericans made to the wwii effort. Academy awardwinning actor nicolas cage and christina slater star as two marines assigned to protect two navajo code talkers, played by adam beach and newcomer roger willie. This was the third consecutive film featuring mark ruffalo costarring with a previous oscar winner or nominee. Feb 05, 2014 loosely based on a reallife operation during world war ii, this actionadventure from director john woo stars nicolas cage as joe enders, a marine traumatized by the loss of his entire platoon in. With nicolas cage, adam beach, peter stormare, noah emmerich.
Released june 14th, 2002, windtalkers stars nicolas cage, adam beach, peter stormare, noah emmerich the r movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 14 min, and received a score of 51 out of 100 on. The visceral battle sequences are strikingly filmed and there is fine acting from cage, beach, willie, slater, emmerich, and frances oconnor, who portrays the poignancy of love in uncertain times. Loosely based on a reallife operation during world war ii, this actionadventure from director john woo stars nicolas cage as joe enders, a marine traumatized by the loss of his entire platoon in the solomon islands during an ambush he believes was deadlier than necessary due to his indecision. The consensus of the group afterwards was that the bits focused on the codetalkers were good, if not always accurate, and the rest of the movie was a waste of time. Windtalkers dvd, 2007, directors cut for sale online ebay. In the brutal world war ii battle of saipan, sergeant joe enders academy award winnernicolas cage guardsand ultimately befriendsben. Fullhd movie windtalkers 2002 fullhd movie eng sub windtalkers 2002 fullhd movie fullhd stream. Windtalkers dvd, 2002 widescreen directors cut nicolas cage. John woos powerful war epic windtalkers follows a platoon of men, among them code talkers, in the battle of saipan. Windtalkers john woo, nicolas cage, adam beach, peter. Windtalkers windtalkers is a 2002 american war film. He is racked with guilt and feeling as though his indecision during an ambush is what led to the loss of the entire platoon.
Against the backdrop of the horrific battle of saipan, when capture is imminent. Windtalkers trailer a marine sergeant nicolas cage is assigned to protect a navajo code talker adam beach in this epic world war ii. Rent windtalkers 2002 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Also the terrain looked like the shot the whole film in california. Nicolas cage, adam beach, peter stormare, noah emmerich. Windtalkers, however, sinks under too many cliches and only superficially touches upon the. Some people may like the film, while others may despise it.
Nicolas cage, adam beach, peter stormare, noah emmerich, mark ruffalo, brian van holt, martin henderson, roger willie, frances oconnor, christian slater. Joe enders is a gungho 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. And then, only if one uses the term educational to indicate how far the movie goes to assault viewers senses with the dreadful realities of war. Somewhat disappointing since very little emphasis was given to the code talking done by the navajo marines. Realistic, yet it takes the focus off the navajo codetalkers and places it on nicolas cage stalking rambolike through the field killing everyone in sight.
Windtalkers is a second world war melodrama about a broken soul. I knew as much about the windtalkers at the end of the movie as i did at the start, because almost the whole film consists of us marines firing off weapons and killing the japanese. Windtalkers on showtime a wwii soldier safeguards a navajo whose language is an. Marines in wwii are assigned to protect navajo marines who use their native language as an unbreakable radio cypher.
By william arnold, seattle postintelligencer movie critic. Read the windtalkers movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Interest will be charged to your account from the purchase date if the balance is not paid in full within 6 months. I guess that nicholas gage is the star, so it was more about him and his lovehate relationship with one of the navajos. Ferocious enough to toss windtalkers out of the entertainment pile and force it into the educational realm. Loosely based on a reallife operation during world war ii, this. Windtalkers dvd, 2002 widescreen directors cut nicolas.
One is a navajo code talker and the other is the marine assigned to protect him and the code. Alas, the filmmakers have buried it beneath battlefield cliches, while centering the story on a white character played by nicolas cage. Director john woos desire to make this movie a true epic. The 2002 world war ii film starring nicholas cage and christian slater. Details about windtalkers vhs video tape movie nicholas cage action sealed 2002. Overall, windtalkers is a war movie that is driven on a cliched story. Windtalkers is a 2002 american war film directed and produced by john woo, starring nicolas cage, adam beach, peter stormare, noah emmerich, mark. Windtalkers is a 2002 american war film directed and produced by john woo, starring nicolas cage, adam beach, peter stormare, noah emmerich, mark ruffalo, and christian slater. The wind talkers story was the back drop but was not the focus of the film. Windtalkers 2002 cast and crew marine joe enders nicolas cage is assigned to protect ben yahzee adam beach a navajo code talker, the marines new secret weapon.
Loosely based on a reallife operation during world war ii, this actionadventure from director john woo stars nicolas cage as joe enders, a marine traumatized by the loss of his entire platoon in. On the plus side, cage, slater, and a solid supporting cast of character actors are all dependably good, and its interesting to see john woos distinctive action style put into a war film. Against the backdrop of the horrific battle of saipan, when capture is imminent, enders is forced to make a decision. To our frustration, most of the movie was wasted on nicolas cage looking constipated. Nov 14, 2017 windtalkers follows suit of most postsaving private ryan war films and tries to make its point by dousing us with relentless violence. Windtalkers dvd nicolas cage actor, adam beach actor, john woo director. Windtalkers vhs 2002 with nicolas cage, christian slater, adam beach. A marine nicolas cage protects a navajo code transmitter adam beach in world war ii. Nicolas cage, a physically and spiritually wounded combat veteran. Windtalkersin the brutal world war ii battle of saipan, sergeant joe enders academy award winner nicholas cage guards and ultimately befriends ben yahzee adam beach, a young navajo trained in the one wartime code never broken by the enemy, the navajo code. In 1942, several hundred navajos were recruited as marines and trained to use their language as code. Windtalkers 310 movie clip yahzee meets ender 2002 hd.
Details about windtalkers dvd christian slater nicolas cage wind takers movie mark ruffalo. Not only are they required to protect the code talker, but also. Loosely based on a reallife operation during world war ii, this actionadventure from director john woo stars nicolas cage as joe enders. Windtalkers is a 2002 american film directed and produced by john woo, and starring nicolas cage and adam beach. Windtalkers 2002 stream and watch online moviefone. Adam beach, christian slater, mark ruffalo and nicolas cage. Jun 14, 2002 windtalkers comes advertised as the saga of how navajo indians used their language to create an unbreakable code that helped win world war ii in the pacific.
Watch windtalkers online stream full movie directv. Windtalkers 510 movie clip saipan, june 44 2002 hd. Ship only to the 48 continental united states with tracking information provided. Windtalkers is shapelessly gratifying, the kind of movie that invites you to pick apart its faults even as you have to admit that.
I have watched many war films, and the sheer body count in this one seems much higher than average. See more ideas about adam beach, john woo and nicolas cage. Armstrong at an event for windtalkers 2002 christian slater and roger willie in windtalkers 2002 windtalkers 2002. The film was released in the united states on june 14, 2002. Windtalkers 2002 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The battleground is in the pacific in world war ii and the u. Windtalkers 2002 all battle scenes edited wwii june. But i will give the movie points in part due to nic cage s powerful.
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