Windtalkers / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures presents a Lion Rock production ; produced by John Woo, Terence Chang, Tracie Graham, Alison Rosenzweig ; written by John Rice & Joe Batteer ; directed by John Woo.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 14400 | Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment14495 | Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, French Original language: English Subtitle language: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish Publisher: [Los Angeles, CA] : Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment, [2006]Edition: Director's cutDescription: 1 videodisc (approximately 153 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type: - two-dimensional moving image
- video
- videodisc
- 1424809959
- 9781424809950
- French title: Voix des vents
- Director of photography, Jeffrey Kimball ; editors, Steven Kemper, Jeff Gullo, Tom Rolf ; music, James Horner.
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adult DVD
|
Main Library | DVD | ACTION Windtalk | Available | 33111009104171 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Loosely based on a real-life operation during World War II, this action-adventure 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. Suffering from eardrum damage in Hawaii, Joe manages to be declared fit for duty once again thanks to a sympathetic nurse (Frances O'Connor), but his new assignment isn't what he expects. Joe is ordered to safeguard a Navajo soldier named Ben Yahzee (Adam Beach) because the military has developed a new secret code based on the near-dead Navajo language that is proving unbreakable to the Japanese. Any soldier that speaks Navajo is an immediate asset, including Ben and his pal, Charlie Whitehorse (Roger Willie). Joe's orders are to "baby sit" Ben during the invasion of Saipan, protecting him if possible, but -- if the code-talker's capture becomes imminent -- to kill him before he falls into enemy hands. Meanwhile, Charlie is to be guarded by affable harmonica player Ox Henderson (Christian Slater). Joe reluctantly accepts this new duty as a way to get back into the war, and in the ensuing carnage, his nearly suicidal acts of bravery make him a hero while Ben becomes paralyzed by fear. Determined to live up to Joe's example, Ben musters up his courage, even in the face of racism from a fellow soldier (Noah Emmerich), and ends up rescuing his own protector behind enemy lines by briefly posing as a Japanese soldier. Despite their growing mutual respect, Joe is eventually forced to take an action that threatens to shatter his bond with Ben, as the war's tragic losses strike closer to home for both men. Windtalkers co-stars Peter Stormare, Jason Isaacs, and Mark Ruffalo. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (aspect ratio 2.40:1), dual layer; 5.1 Dolby digital surround.
Languages: English, French; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese; Closed-captioned.
Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach, Peter Stormare, Noah Emmerich, Mark Ruffalo, Brian Van Holt, Martin Henderson, Roger Willie, Frances O'Connor, Christian Slater.
Director of photography, Jeffrey Kimball ; editors, Steven Kemper, Jeff Gullo, Tom Rolf ; music, James Horner.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2002.
Special features: Audio commentaries.
A battle-weary Marine Sergeant guards and ultimately befriends a young Navajo trained in the one wartime code never broken by the enemy, the Navajo Code.
Special features: Audio commentary by director John Woo and producer Terence Chang -- Audio commentary by Nicolas Cage and Christian Slater -- Audio commentary by Roger Willie and Navajo code talker advisor Albert Smith.
MPAA rating: R.; For pervasive graphic war violence, and for language; CHV rating: 18A.