
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.
Cast

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

Cameron Thor
Mertens

Kevin Cooney
Ear Doctor

Holmes Osborne
Colonel Hollings

Keith Campbell
Kittring

Clayton J. Barber
Hasby

Scott Atkinson
Camp Tarawa Staff Sergeant

Jeremy Davidson
Marine
Brian Maynard
Corpsman

James D. Dever
Field Hospital Colonel
Jim Morse
Marine Recruit

Chris Devlin
Code Instructor Sergeant

JF Davis
Technical Sergeant
Brian Kasai
Japanese Intelligence Officer

Hiroshi Mori
Japanese Radio Operator

Darrel Guilbeau
Battleship Petty Officer
Aaron Yamagata
Tanapag Boy
Victoria Chen
Tanapag Mother
Jon Michael Souza
NCO
Carissa Jung
Tanapag Girl
Wataru Yoshida
Japanese Artillery Man
Junya Oishi
Japanese Artillery Sighter
Jiro Koga
Japanese Artillery Gunner
Lynn Kawailele Allen
Hula Dancer
Tina Leialoha Gube
Hula Dancer
Alewa T. Olotoa
Hula Dancer
Ilima Pumphrey
Hula Dancer
Lena Savaiinaea
Hula Dancer
Kaliko Scott
Hula Dancer

John Steven Rocha
Marine
Robert Aguilar Jr.
Private Povovich (uncredited)
Job Alonso
U.S. Marine (uncredited)
Louis Per Bruno
Private Corelli (uncredited)
Jim Carretta
Platoon Sergeant (uncredited)
Matty Castano
Japanese Soldier (uncredited)

Timothy Di Pri
Politician (uncredited)
Christopher Gilbertson
Marine (uncredited)
Shannon Holzer
Marine (uncredited)
Yoshio Iizuka
Japanese Officer (uncredited)
Aaron Ikeda
Japanese Soldier (uncredited)

Christopher Illing
Marine (uncredited)

Keii Johnston
Marine (uncredited)
Steve Lindsay
Discharged Platoon Sergeant (uncredited)

Cazimir Milostan
Marine Machine Gunner (uncredited)

Michael Ng
Japanese Soldier (uncredited)

Nils Oliveto
U.S. Marine (uncredited)
Paul Parker
Injured soldier (uncredited)

Denney Pierce
Marine (uncredited)

Simon Rhee
Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Charles Sans
Private Jennings (uncredited)
Bobby Silva
Private Ricks (uncredited)
Douglas Dean Taylor
Marine Beau (uncredited)
John Thomas
Core Group Marine (uncredited)

Ren Urano
Japanese Radioman (uncredited)
Dixon White
Hospital Room Patient (uncredited)
Malcolm Dohi
Battleship Codetalker
Steve Tanizaki
Japanese Artillery Officer
Marc McClellan
Marine Artillery Commander
Christopher T. Yamamoto
Japanese Bunker Gunner
John Takeshi Ichikawa
Japanese Bunker Commander
Ross Lasi Tanoai
Eddie the Bartender
Glen Begay
Radio Codetalker
Vincent Whipple
Navajo Instructor
Albert Smith
Navajo Man
Crew

John Woo
Director, Producer
John Rice
Screenplay
Joe Batteer
Screenplay
Jeff Gullo
Editor
Steven Kemper
Editor
Tom Rolf
Editor

Jeffrey L. Kimball
Director of Photography
Dennis McNeill
Color Timer

Arthur Anderson
First Assistant Director
Joan Cunningham
Second Assistant Director
Randol Perelman-Taylor
Second Second Assistant Director
Gary MacPherson
Production Coordinator

C.O. Erickson
Executive Producer
Terence Chang
Producer
Tracie Graham-Rice
Producer
Alison R. Rosenzweig
Producer
Steve Traxler
Associate Producer
Holger Gross
Production Design
Gregory Lundsgaard
Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
Ken Nishino
First Assistant Camera
Dale White
Second Assistant Camera
Michael St. Hilaire
"B" Camera Operator
Dennis Seawright
First Assistant "B" Camera
Vincent Mata
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Jeff Mart
"C" Camera Operator
Zoran Veselić
First Assistant "C" Camera
Don Steinberg
Second Assistant "C" Camera
Leo J. Napolitano
"D" Camera Operator
Gregory Irwin
First Assistant "D" Camera
Shawn Landis
Second Assistant "D" Camera
Thomas J. Ruffner
Dolly Grip

Mark Meyers
Dolly Grip
Mark Van Loon
Steadicam Operator
Lynda Wu
Camera Loader
Mindy Marin
Casting
Nick Scarano
Costume Supervisor
Janis Clark
Key Hair Stylist
Linda Rizzuto
Hairstylist
Linda Leiter Sharp
Hairstylist
Joseph Coscia
Hairstylist
William A. Farley
Hairstylist
Steve LaPorte
Makeup Department Head
Rick Stratton
Key Makeup Artist
Bill Myer
Makeup Artist
Allen Weisinger
Makeup Artist
Kevin Yagher
Makeup Effects Designer

Brian Smrz
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Lynette Wich
Art Department Coordinator
Abigail Sheiner
Art Department Coordinator
Bryan Bowen
Sound Designer
Bruce Tanis
Sound Designer

Mark P. Stoeckinger
Supervising Sound Editor
Alan Rankin
Supervising Sound Editor
Victor Ray Ennis
Supervising Sound Editor
Paul Jyrälä
Sound Editor
Perry Robertson
Sound Editor

David E. Fluhr
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Randy Thom
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Bryce Goodman
Production Sound Mixer
Daniel Sperry
Dolby Consultant
Joel Shryack
Boom Operator
James Moriana
Foley Artist
Jeffrey Wilhoit
Foley Artist
Willard Overstreet
Foley Editor
Nerses Gezalyan
Foley Mixer
Greg Zimmerman
Foley Recordist
Zack Davis
ADR Supervisor
Eliza Pollack Zebert
ADR Editor
Laura Graham
ADR Editor
Dan Delgado
Chief Lighting Technician
Frank Mathews
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

Kevin Lingenfelser
Visual Effects Supervisor
Kevin Elam
Visual Effects Producer
Bridgitte Krupke
Visual Effects Coordinator
Clark Campbell
Visual Effects Editor
Kevin Clark
Visual Effects Editor
David Altenau
CG Supervisor

James Horner
Original Music Composer
Jim Henrikson
Supervising Music Editor
Philip Tallman
Music Editor
Dick Bernstein
Music Editor
Joe E. Rand
Music Editor
Michael Hertlein
Dialogue Editor
David A. Cohen
Dialogue Editor
Richard C. Goddard
Set Decoration
A. Todd Holland
Set Designer
Luis G. Hoyos
Set Designer
Gary Deaton
Construction Coordinator
Stephen Vaughan
Still Photographer
Cate Hardman
Script Supervisor

Dane Farwell
Stunts

Paul E. Short
Stunts

Bobby Burns
Stunts

Tim Gilbert
Stunts

Chris O'Hara
Stunts

Troy Brown
Stunts
Bob Brown
Stunts

Denney Pierce
Stunts

Gregory J. Barnett
Stunts

Phil Culotta
Stunts

Clint Lilley
Stunts

Simon Rhee
Stunts

Jon Valera
Stunts

Jose Vasquez
Stunts

Eddie Yansick
Stunt Coordinator

Al Goto
Stunt Coordinator

Gregg Smrz
Stunt Coordinator

Joey Box
Stunt Double
Don Miloyevich
Property Master
Michael Hansen
Assistant Property Master
Tommy Giordano
Cableman

Cliff Fleming
Pilot
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutter
J. Michael Popovich
Key Grip
John J. Smith
Production Manager
Kevin Ishioka
Art Direction
Carol F. Doran
Wigmaker
Ray Boniker
First Assistant Editor
John Schacht
Leadman
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