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 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.

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 machine gun 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.

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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 Invasion of Normandy 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 desert desertion dog tag dog tags even force general geneva convention on prisoners of war george c. marshall german forces german soldier gun fire killed in action land machine gun mourn neuville-au-plain normandy cemetery normandy invasion normandy landings paralyze pass rally rules of war search stabbed to death survive u.s. army united states department of war wehrmacht 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 Ireland Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial Thame
theme	epic war