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.

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Box office
Grossed $77.6M worldwide against a $115M budget
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Based on a true story
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Filming locations
Filmed in Utah, Hawaii and California
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Setting
Set in Insular Oceania
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Music
Music by James Horner
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Jeffrey L. Kimball
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Director: John Woo
Writers: John RiceScreenplay
Joe BatteerScreenplay
Status: Released
Release date: June 7, 2002
Original language: English
Budget: $115M
Revenue: $77.6M
Countries: United States of America, Hong Kong

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Lion Rock Productions

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