The 20-week shooting schedule was filmed entirely on location in Hawaii and Southern California. Principal photography began on Monday, August 28th, 2000, shooting the explosive and vast Saipan battle sequences at a privately owned ranch on the windward side of Oahu near Honolulu.

Is the movie Windtalkers historically accurate?

Navajo Code Talkers Association official photographer Kenji Kawano said Windtalkers did not completely tell the truth about the Navajo code talkers. He said this was inaccurate as the code talkers had to rely on themselves for protection against the enemy. ...

How many Navajo Code Talkers died in ww2?

Of the roughly 400 code talkers who served during World War II, 13 were killed in action.