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Saving Private Ryan (1998)

R  169 min  -  Action | Drama | History   -  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 Sizemore ...
Edward Burns ...
Barry Pepper ...
Adam Goldberg ...
Vin Diesel ...
Giovanni Ribisi ...
Jeremy Davies ...
Matt Damon ...
Ted Danson ...
Paul Giamatti ...
Dennis Farina ...
Joerg Stadler Joerg Stadler ...
Max Martini ...
Cpl. Henderson (as Maximilian Martini)
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:

Normandy | Invasion | General | Soldier | Army  | See more »

Taglines:

The mission is a man. See more »

Genres:

Action | Drama | History | War

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

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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:

$224,700,000 (Worldwide) (20 December 1998) (except USA)
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

For the initial battle scenes in the sea, spare ammunition carried by the actors was made from wood, as metal was too heavy. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): As Jackson makes a run for the ditch to take out the machine gunner, he clearly passes the wall, in the next shot though he is still leaning against the wall. 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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Crazy Credits

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Connections

Referenced in Days of Glory (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

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