The action sequences are expertly staged. Windtalkers, however, sinks under too many clichés and only superficially touches upon the story of the code talkers.
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Movie Info
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Director -
John Woo -
Producer -
John Woo , Terence Chang , Tracie Graham-Rice , Alison R. Rosenzweig , Holger Gross -
Screenwriter -
Joe Batteer , John Rice -
Distributor -
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer -
Production Co -
Metro Goldwyn Mayer , Lion Rock Productions -
Rating -
R (Pervasive Graphic War Violence|Language) -
Genre -
War , History , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jun 14, 2002, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Nov 1, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$40.9M -
Runtime -
2h 14m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby SR , DTS , Dolby Stereo , Surround , SDDS , Dolby A , Dolby Digital -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)
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