Saving Private Ryan 1998

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 169 min

genre: action

theme: epic

director: Steven Spielberg

Score: 9 / 10

Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. Set in 1944 in France during World War II, it follows a group of soldiers, led by Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks), on their mission to locate Private James Francis Ryan (Matt Damon) and bring him home safely after his three brothers are killed in action. The cast also includes Edward Burns, Tom Sizemore, Barry Pepper, Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Adam Goldberg, and Jeremy Davies.

Plot

On June 6, 1944, the U.S. Army lands at Omaha Beach as part of the Normandy invasion, incurring major losses against the artillery and mortar fire of the heavily fortified German forces. Initially dazed by the chaotic battle, 2nd Ranger Battalion Captain John H. Miller takes command of a surviving group and leads a successful infiltration behind German lines to secure victory. The United States Department of War receives communication that three of four Ryan brothers have been killed in action; the last, James Francis Ryan of the 101st Airborne Division, is listed as missing. General of the Army George C. Marshall orders that Ryan be found and sent home, to spare his family the loss of all its sons. Miller is tasked with recovering Ryan and assembles a detachment of soldiers to accompany him: Mike Horvath, Richard Reiben, Adrian Caparzo, Stanley Mellish, Daniel Jackson, Irwin Wade, and interpreter Timothy Upham, who lacks any combat experience.

Awards

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author	Robert Rodat
award	Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Sound Editing Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
contentLocation	Normandy Omaha Beach
director	Steven Spielberg
editor	Michael Kahn
events	Altruistic suicide comradeship Normandy landings Operation Overlord rescue operation Sole Survivor Policy World War II
genre	action drama
keywords	101st airborne division 2nd ranger battalion allied allies of world war ii captain dog tag dog tags even force general of the army george c. marshall german forces german soldier killed in action land mourn neuville-au-plain normandy cemetery normandy invasion paralyze pass rally search stabbed to death steamboat willie survive u.s. army united states department of war wound young girl
musicBy	John Williams
nomination	Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Sound Editing Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay European Film Award for Best Non-European Film
producer	Gary Levinsohn Ian Bryce Mark Gordon Steven Spielberg
productionCompany	Amblin Entertainment Mutual Film Company
publisher	DreamWorks Pictures Paramount Pictures
recordedAt	Calvados County Wexford Curracloe Hatfield Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial Republic of Ireland Thame
theme	epic war