World War 2 Era “complete” Breakfast & Dinner US Army ration kit prop lot from the 2002 MGM film "Windtalkers”. In this epic drama, gung-ho Marine Joe Enders (Nicholas Cage) is assigned to protect a "windtalker," Private Ben Yahzee (Adam Beach), one of several Navajo Indians used to relay messages during World War II because their spoken language was indecipherable to Japanese code breakers.
Lot includes: (2) US Army field ration prop/kits, contains: (1) breakfast unit, 1 pack assorted biscuits, 1 pack coffee, 1 pack cereal, 1"d" ration chocolate bar, 4 tablets sugar, 1 stick chewing gum, cigarettes, matches, toilet paper, (1) dinner unit, 1 pack assorted biscuits, 1 pack lemon juice powder, 1 can pork luncheon meat, 1 "D' ration chocolate bar, 4 tablets sugar, 1 stick chewing gum, cigarettes, matches, toilet paper, , studio-assembled and production-made for each unique character in this tragic human drama.
Items exhibit some signs of production-use & studio-distress.
Acquired from the MGM Studio Archive.