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Windtalkers

Windtalkers

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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.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.

June 7, 2002 · Directed by John Woo

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What it feels like

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  • Emotionality. Restrained or openly emotional. How much it reaches for your feelings.
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How it's told
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What it feels like
Tone
Emotionality
Outlook
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What it's grounded in
Realism
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Cast & crew

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

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