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True whispers the story of the Navajo code talkers

Title
True whispers [electronic resource] : the story of the Navajo code talkers / produced by Valhalla Motion Pictures in association with the Independent Television Service ; produced by Gale Anne Hurd, Valerie Red-Horse ; written and directed by Valerie Red-Horse.
Published
[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Video, 2007.
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (57 min.) : digital, SWF file, sd., col.
Notes
Originally produced 2002.
Edited by Bryce Button with Jamie Wallace ; director of photography, Bill Sheehy ; music, Peter Wyoming Bender, Aaron White, Ramilla Cody.
Closed-captioned.
Summary
Exploring the personal and heartfelt story of the Navajo Code Talkers, this program tells the stories of the young Navajo men recruited from harsh government boarding schools into the Marines during World War II. From 1942-1945, the Code Talkers devised an unbreakable code in their native language and transmitted vital messages in the midst of combat against the Japanese.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 02, 2014
Credits
Edited by Bryce Button with Jamie Wallace ; director of photography, Bill Sheehy ; music, Peter Wyoming Bender, Aaron White, Ramilla Cody.
Performers
Narrator: William H. Macy.
System details note
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: Adobe Flash Player version 9 or higher ; video available in high (1 M), standard (380k), or small (175k).
Audience
Not rated.
Publisher's number
532 NC LIVE
Also listed under
Button, Bryce.
Wallace, Jamie.
Sheehy, Bill.
Bender, Peter Wyoming.
White, Aaron.
Cody, Ramilla.
Hurd, Gale Anne.
Red-Horse, Valerie.
Macy, William H., 1950-
NC LIVE digital media collection.
Valhalla Motion Pictures.
Independent Television Service.
PBS Home Video.
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