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Saving Private Ryan, 1998

Starring: Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore

Directed by: Steven Spielberg

Written by: Robert Rodat

Language: English, French, German, Czech

Country: USA

Runtime: 169 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:8.5

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Saving Private Ryan can be described as captivating, disturbing, and bleak. The plot revolves around battles, an obsessive quest, and a heroic mission. The main genres are drama, war, and historical. In terms of style, Saving Private Ryan has a Hollywood tone, is epic, and stars an ensemble cast. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, in a battlezone. Saving Private Ryan is located in France. It takes place in the 20th century. It is originally a true story. Saving Private Ryan has received attention for being a modern classic, an Oscar winner, and a blockbuster. Note that it involves strong violent content and profanity.

Summary of Saving Private Ryan

Director Steven Spielberg's World War II tour de force chronicles the journey of a GI squad on a dangerous mission behind enemy lines. Led by Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks), the unit is under orders to track down a soldier, Private Ryan (Matt Damon), so he might return home to his mother in America, where she is grieving the unimaginable loss of her three other sons to the war. The first unforgettable 20 minutes of Saving Private Ryan realistically and horrifically depicts the Normandy invasion as Miller. his second-in-command, Sergeant Horvath (Tom Sizemore), and the others in the unit land at Omaha Beach. Before the film began shooting, Hanks and the actors in his squad went through a one-week boot camp in the woods. All the actors, except Hanks, wanted to quit, but Hanks rallied their spirits by reminding them of the incredible tribulations endured by the real veterans of World War II. Production designer Tom Sanders found a beach in Ireland that perfectly matched the landscape of Normandy's. Spielberg gave great credit to the Irish army who helped re-create the Omaha Beach scenes.

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Language:	English, French, German, Czech
Country:	USA
Release date:	24 July 1998
Runtime:	169 min
Awards:	Academy Awards

Awards

Awarded Best Cinematography at the 1998 Academy Awards

Steven Spielberg for Best Director at the 1998 Academy Awards

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Tom Hanks

as Captain John H. Miller

Tom Sizemore

as Sergeant Mike Horvath

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Tom Sizemore and Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Tom Hanks, Matt Damon and Edward Burns in Saving Private Ryan (1998)

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Tom Sizemore, Jeremy Davies, Barry Pepper and Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Jeremy Davies, Adam Goldberg, Edward Burns and Tom Sizemore in Saving Private Ryan (1998)

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USA Today

The rawest, most sustained screen portrayal of 20th century combat. Full Review

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by: Mike Clark

Chicago Tribune

A watershed picture, for both Spielberg and war movies. Full Review

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by: Michael Wilmington

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The opening beach assault sequences were the most violent, realistic, and upsetting filming I've ever seen; looked as though the thing was actual combat footage. The shushing noises of rounds cutting through the air was the most chilling part of... Read and rate it

10.January.2011
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by: Netflowers
Netflowers rated this movie0/10

Someone pointed out something about this movie to me that bugs me now. It is a SPOILER. At the beginning of the film, they show the old man and then they fade back to WW2 and Tom Hanks face. Well, as a twist, at the end we find out the old guy is... Read and rate it

15.September.2010
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by: ColumboFan
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