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Saving Private Ryan (1998)

169 min  -  Action | Drama | War  -   24 July 1998 (USA)
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Following the Normandy Landings, a group of US soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writer:

Robert Rodat
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Hanks Tom Hanks ...
Tom Sizemore Tom Sizemore ...
Sergeant Horvath
Edward Burns Edward Burns ...
Private Reiben
Barry Pepper Barry Pepper ...
Adam Goldberg Adam Goldberg ...
Private Mellish
Vin Diesel Vin Diesel ...
Private Caparzo
Giovanni Ribisi Giovanni Ribisi ...
T-4 Medic Wade
Jeremy Davies Jeremy Davies ...
Corporal Upham
Matt Damon Matt Damon ...
Private Ryan
Ted Danson Ted Danson ...
Captain Hamill
Paul Giamatti Paul Giamatti ...
Dennis Farina Dennis Farina ...
Joerg Stadler Joerg Stadler ...
Max Martini Max Martini ...
Corporal Henderson (as Maximilian Martini)
Dylan Bruno Dylan Bruno ...
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Storyline

Opening with the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944, members of the 2nd Ranger Battalion under Cpt. Miller fight ashore to secure a beachhead. Amidst the fighting, two brothers are killed in action. Earlier in New Guinea, a third brother is KIA. Their mother, Mrs. Ryan, is to receive all three of the grave telegrams on the same day. The United States Army Chief of Staff, George C. Marshall, is given an opportunity to alleviate some of her grief when he learns of a fourth brother, Private James Ryan, and decides to send out 8 men (Cpt. Miller and select members from 2nd Rangers) to find him and bring him back home to his mother... Written by J.Zelman  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Invasion | General | Normandy | Killed In Action | Soldier  | See more »

Taglines:

The mission is a man. See more »

Genres:

Action | Drama | War

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for intense prolonged realistically graphic sequences of war violence, and for language See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | German | Czech

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Rescatando al soldado Ryan See more »

Filming Locations:

Calvados, France See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$70,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$30,576,104 (USA) (26 July 1998) (2463 Screens)

Gross:

$481,840,909 (Worldwide) (15 June 2012)
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Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Pvt. Daniel Jackson kisses a Christian cross before going into battle. Nathan Fillion, who plays the "wrong" Pvt. Ryan later played Captain Malcolm Reynolds in Firefly, a war veteran who did the same thing. But when his side lost the war, he also lost his faith in God. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: After the last Tiger tank is destroyed in the final battle, Allied reinforcement troops arrive. There is a scene with a Sherman tank approaching the bridge with the troops, and it is raining. The scenes before and after have no rain. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Ryan's son: [running to comfort his father] Dad?
[flashback to D-Day]
LCVP pilot: Clear the ramp! Thirty seconds. God be with ya!
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Connections

Referenced in "Jeopardy!: Episode #26.79" (2009) See more »

Soundtracks

"C'Était Une Histoire D'Amour"
(1942)
Written by Henri Contet & Jean Jal
Performed by Édith Piaf
Courtesy of Mercury Records, France
By Arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Music See more »