
07 Jun 2002

Windtalkers
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.

From the very pages of life itself!
During World War II, earnest young Russian soldier Alyosha Skvortsov is rewarded with a short leave of absence for performing a heroic deed on the battlefield. Feeling homesick, he decides to visit his mother. Due to his kindhearted nature, however, Alyosha is repeatedly sidetracked by his efforts to help those he encounters, including a lovely girl named Shura. In his tour of a country devastated by war, he struggles to keep hope alive.

Alyosha Skvortsov

Shura

Katerina, Alyosha's Mother

The General

Vasya, the Invalid

Liza, the Invalid's Wife
Gavrilkin, the Train Sentry

The Lieutenant, 'A Terrible Beast'

Zoya, Skvortsovs' Neighbor
Elizaveta Petrovna, Pavlov's Wife

Vasiliy Egorovich, Pavlov's Father

The Driver

Seryozha Pavlov

Old Woman Truck Driver

The Soldier, Pavlov's Buddy

Sergeant Major Mos'ko

Ryaboy

Joking Soldier in Train

Alyosha's Train Companion

Old Ukrainian

07 Jun 2002

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.

24 Aug 2021

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