Saving Private Ryan
Action, War
DreamWorks Home Ent.  (1998) 169 mins R

8.5 (216,059 votes) Top 250: #57
In the last great invasion, of the last great war, the greatest danger for eight men...was saving one.

Internationally acclaimed by critics and audiences alike, Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan is an unforgettable film achievement that has had profound and lasting impact throughout the world.

Winner of five Academy Awards® including Best Director, the film also captured Oscars® for Cinematography, Film Editing, Sound and Sound Effects Editing. More than 70 critics and critics' groups in New York, Chicago, Dallas Ft-Worth and Great Britain named the film Best Picture of the Year, while the Los Angeles, Toronto and Broadcast Film Critics honored it with both Best Picture and Best Director awards. In addition, Spielberg received his third Directors Guild of America Award, the American Legion "The Spirit of Normandy" Award, a USO Mer...

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Cast and Crew
Tom Hanks  ......  Captain John H. Miller
Matt Damon  ......  Private James Francis Ryan
Tom Sizemore  ......  Sergeant Mike Horvath
Edward Burns  ......  Pvt. Richard Reiben
Barry Pepper  ......  Pvt. Daniel Jackson
Adam Goldberg  ......  Pvt. Stanley Mellish
Director  .....  Steven Spielberg
Producer  .....  Steven Spielberg; Mark Gordon; Ian Bryce; Bonnie Curtis
Writer  .....  Robert Rodat
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: When Corporal Upham is watching the attack on the radar station through the scope, the scope turns in his hand between shots, but the crosshairs stay in the same position. (more)

Trivia:
This was the first movie to be rated NC-16 in Singapore. Due to the nature of the violence of the movie, it couldn't be passed as PG film. Also, the lack of adult theme, it couldn't be granted R(A) rating. (more)

Filming Locations:
Calvados, France (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Ryan's son: [running to comfort his father] Dad?
[flashback to D-Day]
LCVP pilot: Clear the ramp! Thirty seconds. God be with ya!
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Awards:
Won 5 Oscars. Another 52 wins & 53 nominations (more)