Windtalkers

Windtalkers
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Woo
Written by	Joe Batteer John Rice
Produced by	Terence Chang Tracie Graham-Rice Alison Rosenzweig John Woo
Starring	Nicolas Cage Adam Beach Peter Stormare Noah Emmerich Mark Ruffalo Brian van Holt Roger Willie Frances O'Connor Christian Slater
Cinematography	Jeffrey L. Kimball
Edited by	Jeff Gullo Steven Kemper Tom Rolf
Music by	James Horner
Production companies	Lion Rock Productions Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	MGM Distribution Co.
Release date	June 14, 2002 (2002-06-14)
Running time	134 minutes[1] 153 minutes (director's cut)
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$115 million[2]
Box office	$77.6 million[2]

Windtalkers is a 2002 American war film directed and co-produced by John Woo, starring Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach, Peter Stormare, Noah Emmerich, Mark Ruffalo, and Christian Slater. It is based on the real story of code talkers from the Navajo nation during World War II. The film was theatrically released in the United States on June 14, 2002, receiving mixed reviews and grossing just $77.6 million worldwide against a production budget of $115 million.