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Saving Private Ryan (1998)

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

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Cast overview, first billed only:
... Captain Miller
... Sergeant Horvath
... Private Reiben
... Private Jackson
... Private Mellish
... Private Caparzo
... T-4 Medic Wade
... Corporal Upham
... Private Ryan
... Captain Hamill
... Sergeant Hill
... Lieutenant Colonel Anderson
Joerg Stadler ... Steamboat Willie
... Corporal Henderson (as Maximilian Martini)
... Toynbe
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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

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rescue mission | normandy | world war two | army | soldier | See All (190) »

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There was only one man left in the family, and the mission was to save him. See more »

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Drama | 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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Il faut sauver le soldat Ryan  »

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Box Office

Budget:

$70,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$30,576,104, 26 July 1998, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$216,540,909, 15 June 2012

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$481,840,909, 15 June 2012
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Trivia

The actors all had to undergo an intensive pre-shoot six-day boot camp during which all but one of them voted to quit, as they found it too arduous. The one dissenting voice was Tom Hanks, who thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Naturally, his vote counted the most, so the rest of the actors were obligated to complete their training. See more »

Goofs

During the D-Day landing after Capt. Miller puts his helmet back on while in the water the leather chinstrap is almost off of the rim of the helmet. The scene breaks to a soldier asking Capt. Miller what to do next. When the view goes back to miller the leather chin strap is completely on the rim. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Ryan's son: [running to comfort his father] Dad?
[flashback to D-Day]
LCVP pilot: [shouting out the soldiers on the raft] CLEAR THE RAMP! THIRTY SECONDS! GOD BE WITH YA!
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Crazy Credits

The DreamWorks and Paramount logos play in complete silence. See more »

Connections

Referenced in The Vicar of Dibley: The Vicar in White (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

Solitude
(1934)
Music by Duke Ellington
Lyrics by Irving Mills and Edgar De Lange (as Eddie DeLange)
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What were the Allied Troopers chewing on in the landing craft before the Battle of Omaha?
Q: Why does the German soldier who shoots Miller seem familiar?
Q: What did Capt. Miller mean when he told his men to "clear those murder holes!"?
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The Greatest War Movie Ever Made
29 July 1998 | by – See all my reviews

It gives a million reason why no one should go to war and one very powerful reason to go to war. It is a soul numbing realistic depiction of what our grandfathers, fathers, uncles, brothers and sons have faced in humanities darkest moments. Not just in WWII but in any war. No one can see this movies without being altered in some way. No one should miss it with the EXCEPTION of those war veterans that have already been there. The surround sound puts the audience in the middle of the battle.

Steven Spielberg has out done himself and effectively held up a mirror to civilization for events to which we should all be ashamed of, rather than appalled at the movie for its real life depictions. I suggest that this movie be made standard view for congress as well as the President each and every time the question of war comes up. This movie would not stop future wars but I would hope the objectives would be much more clearly defined. I say this as a US Marine.
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