Saving Private Ryan
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"Saving Private Ryan" is a 1998 film directed by Steven Spielberg that depicts American soldiers on a mission during World War II. The film is widely regarded as a landmark war movie known for its realistic portrayal of combat and has had a significant cultural impact on how World War II stories are told in cinema.
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8.2As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
Released: 1998-07-24169 minDir: Steven SpielbergWar, Drama, History
Cast
- Tom Hanks as Captain Miller
- Tom Sizemore as Sergeant Horvath
- Edward Burns as Private Reiben
- Barry Pepper as Private Jackson
- Adam Goldberg as Private Mellish
- Vin Diesel as Private Caparzo
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- 1998
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Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. Set in 1944 in Normandy, France, during World War II, it follows a group of soldiers, led by Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks), on a mission to locate Private James Francis Ryan (Matt Damon) and bring him home safely after his three brothers have been killed in action. The cast also includes Edward Burns, Tom Sizemore and Jeremy Davies.
Inspired by the books of Stephen E. Ambrose and accounts of multiple soldiers in a single family, such as the Sullivan brothers and the Niland brothers, being killed in action, Rodat drafted the script, and Paramount Pictures hired him to finish writing it. The project came to the attention of Hanks and Spielberg, whose involvement, due to their previous successes, secured the project's development. Spielberg wanted to make Saving Private Ryan as authentic as possible and hired Frank Darabont and Scott Frank to do uncredited rewrites based on research and interviews with veterans. The main cast went through a week-long boot camp to help them understand the soldier's experience. Filming took place from June to September 1997, on a $65–70 million budget, almost entirely on location in England and Ireland. The opening Omaha Beach battle was the most demanding scene, costing $12 million to film over a four-week period, and using 1,500 background actors.