Windtalkers [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures presents a Lion Rock production ; a John Woo film ; produced by John Woo ... [et al.] ; written by John Rice & Joe Batteer ; directed by John Woo.
Title from container. Nicholas Cage, Adam Beach, Peter Stormare, Noah Emmerich, Mark Ruffalo, Brian Van Holt, Martin Henderson, Roger Willie, Frances O'Connor, Christian Slater. Originally released as a motion picture in 2002. Special features: Disc 1: Personal on-camera introduction by John Woo; 3 feature-length audio commentary tracks: "Behind the scenes" with filmmakers John Woo and Terence Chang, "In the trenches" with actors Nicholas Cage and Christian Slater, "Navajo insights" with actor Roger Willie and Navajo consultant Albert Smith; original theatrical trailers ; Disc 2: Historical documentary "The Code Talkers: a secret code of honor"; WWII tribute piece "American heroes: a tribute to Navajo Code Talkers"; "The music of Windtalkers" featurette ; Disc 3: Battle sequence multi-view of four key action scenes; four fly-on-the-set scene diaries; "Actors' boot camp" featurette; behind-the-scenes photo gallery; John Woo biography pages.
Contents:
Disc 1: Feature film: director's cut with over 20 minutes of new footage -- Disc 2: Beyond the story: explore the true story of Navajo Code Talkers and retrace their journey from Marine recruits to decorated heroes -- Disc 3: Behind the scenes: get an inside look at the making of this epic adventure-- from the actors' rigorous training to the filmmakers' sweeping battle recreations.
Summary:
A battle-weary Marine is assigned to guard - and ultimately befriends - a young Navajo soldier who has been trained to be a code talker. This code, the Navajo code, and the men who knew the code, were to be guarded as they went into action. It was the unspoken duty of the Marine to kill the Navajo soldier before he could be taken prisoner of war by the Japanese. This is the one wartime code that was never broken by the enemy.
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