"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."
Nicolas Cage
as Sergeant Joe Enders
Adam Beach
as Private Ben Yahzee
Peter Stormare
as Sergeant Eric Hjelmstad
Noah Emmerich
as Corporal Charles Rogers
Mark Ruffalo
as Pappas
Brian Van Holt
as Harrigan
Martin Henderson
as Private Nellie
Roger Willie
as Charlie Whitehorse
Frances O'Connor
as Rita Swelton
Christian Slater
as Sergeant Peter Henderson
Jason Isaacs
as Major Mellitz
William Morts
as Fortino
Cameron Thor
as Mertens
Kevin Cooney
as Ear Doctor
Holmes Osborne
as Colonel Hollings
Keith Campbell
as Kittring
Clayton J. Barber
as Hasby
Scott Atkinson
as Camp Tarawa Staff Sergeant
Jeremy Davidson
as Marine
Brian Maynard
as Corpsman
James D. Dever
as Field Hospital Colonel
Jim Morse
as Marine Recruit
Chris Devlin
as Code Instructor Sergeant
JF Davis
as Technical Sergeant
Brian Kasai
as Japanese Intelligence Officer
Hiroshi Mori
as Japanese Radio Operator
Darrel Guilbeau
as Battleship Petty Officer
Aaron Yamagata
as Tanapag Boy
Victoria Chen
as Tanapag Mother
Jon Michael Souza
as NCO
Carissa Jung
as Tanapag Girl
Wataru Yoshida
as Japanese Artillery Man
Junya Oishi
as Japanese Artillery Sighter
Jiro Koga
as Japanese Artillery Gunner
Lynn Kawailele Allen
as Hula Dancer
Tina Leialoha Gube
Alewa T. Olotoa
Ilima Pumphrey
Lena Savaiinaea
Kaliko Scott
John Steven Rocha
Robert Aguilar Jr.
as Private Povovich (uncredited)
Job Alonso
as U.S. Marine (uncredited)
Louis Per Bruno
as Private Corelli (uncredited)
Jim Carretta
as Platoon Sergeant (uncredited)
Matty Castano
as Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Timothy Di Pri
as Politician (uncredited)
Christopher Gilbertson
as Marine (uncredited)
Shannon Holzer
Yoshio Iizuka
as Japanese Officer (uncredited)
Aaron Ikeda
Christopher Illing
Keii Johnston
Steve Lindsay
as Discharged Platoon Sergeant (uncredited)
Cazimir Milostan
as Marine Machine Gunner (uncredited)
Michael Ng
Nils Oliveto
Paul Parker
as Injured soldier (uncredited)
Denney Pierce
Simon Rhee
Charles Sans
as Private Jennings (uncredited)
Bobby Silva
as Private Ricks (uncredited)
Douglas Dean Taylor
as Marine Beau (uncredited)
John Thomas
as Core Group Marine (uncredited)
Ren Urano
as Japanese Radioman (uncredited)
Dixon White
as Hospital Room Patient (uncredited)
Malcolm Dohi
as Battleship Codetalker
Steve Tanizaki
as Japanese Artillery Officer
Marc McClellan
as Marine Artillery Commander
Christopher T. Yamamoto
as Japanese Bunker Gunner
John Takeshi Ichikawa
as Japanese Bunker Commander
Ross Lasi Tanoai
as Eddie the Bartender
Glen Begay
as Radio Codetalker
Vincent Whipple
as Navajo Instructor
Albert Smith
as Navajo Man
John Woo
Director
John Rice
Screenplay
Joe Batteer
Terence Chang
Producer
C.O. Erickson
Executive Producer
Tracie Graham-Rice
Alison R. Rosenzweig
Jeffrey L. Kimball
Director of Photography
Jeff Gullo
Editor
Steven Kemper
Tom Rolf
Mindy Marin
Casting
Holger Gross
Production Design
Kevin Ishioka
Art Direction
Richard C. Goddard
Set Decoration
Steve LaPorte
Makeup Department Head
Nick Scarano
Costume Supervisor
Dane Farwell
Stunts
Paul E. Short
Bobby Burns
Eddie Yansick
Stunt Coordinator
Cliff Fleming
Pilot
John J. Smith
Production Manager
Arthur Anderson
First Assistant Director
Joan Cunningham
Second Assistant Director
Kevin Yagher
Makeup Effects Designer
Steve Traxler
Associate Producer
Mark P. Stoeckinger
Supervising Sound Editor
Ken Nishino
First Assistant Camera
Dale White
Second Assistant Camera
Lynda Wu
Camera Loader
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
Gary MacPherson
Production Coordinator
Dan Delgado
Chief Lighting Technician
Frank Mathews
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
J. Michael Popovich
Key Grip
Thomas J. Ruffner
Dolly Grip
Mark Meyers
Randol Perelman-Taylor
Second Second Assistant Director
Zack Davis
ADR Supervisor
Alan Rankin
Victor Ray Ennis
Bryan Bowen
Sound Designer
Bruce Tanis
Eliza Pollack Zebert
ADR Editor
Laura Graham
Michael Hertlein
Dialogue Editor
David A. Cohen
Willard Overstreet
Foley Editor
Paul Jyrälä
Sound Editor
Perry Robertson
Nerses Gezalyan
Foley Mixer
Greg Zimmerman
Foley Recordist
James Moriana
Foley Artist
Jeffrey Wilhoit
Richard Bryce Goodman
Production Sound Mixer
Joel Shryack
Boom Operator
Tommy Giordano
Cableman
Jim Henrikson
Supervising Music Editor
Michael Hansen
Assistant Property Master
John Schacht
Leadman
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutter
Dennis McNeill
Color Timer
Daniel Sperry
Dolby Consultant
James Horner
Original Music Composer
Philip Tallman
Music Editor
Dick Bernstein
Joe E. Rand
David E. Fluhr
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Randy Thom
Cate Hardman
Script Supervisor
Stephen Vaughan
Still Photographer
Gregory Lundsgaard
Steadicam Operator
Camera Operator
Mark Van Loon
Lynette Wich
Art Department Coordinator
Al Goto
Gregg Smrz
Brian Smrz
Ray Boniker
First Assistant Editor
Tim Gilbert
Chris O'Hara
Linda Rizzuto
Hairstylist
Linda Leiter Sharp
Joseph Coscia
William A. Farley
Janis Clark
Key Hair Stylist
Rick Stratton
Key Makeup Artist
Bill Myer
Makeup Artist
Allen Weisinger
Carol F. Doran
Wigmaker
Gary Deaton
Construction Coordinator
Don Miloyevich
Property Master
Abigail Sheiner
A. Todd Holland
Set Designer
Luis G. Hoyos
David Altenau
CG Supervisor
Bridgitte Krupke
Visual Effects Coordinator
Clark Campbell
Visual Effects Editor
Kevin Clark
Kevin Elam
Visual Effects Producer
Kevin Lingenfelser
Visual Effects Supervisor
Troy Brown
Bob Brown
Gregory J. Barnett
Second Unit Director
Joey Box
Stunt Double
Phil Culotta
Clint Lilley
Jon Valera
Jose Vasquez