Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American war film set during the invasion of Normandy in World War II. It was directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat.
The film grossed US$480 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film of the year. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominated the film for eleven Academy Awards; Spielberg won the Academy Award for Best Director for his work on the film. Saving Private Ryan was released on home video in May 1999, earning $44 million from sales.
Plot: Following the Allied invasion of Normandy, two brothers lay dead in the wake of the onslaught. Meanwhile, in New Guinea, a third brother has been killed fighting the Japanese. After the Army General Staff learns that a fourth brother is missing in the French countryside, a rescue mission is ordered to find the young soldier and return him safely home. The mission is mounted by a veteran Ranger Captain commanding a squad of men who have mixed feelings about risking their lives to “Save Private Ryan”.
Cast
* Tom Hanks as Captain John H. Miller
* Tom Sizemore as Technical Sergeant Michael Horvath
* Edward Burns as Private First Class Richard Reiben, a BAR gunner
* Jeremy Davies as Technician Fifth Grade Timothy E. Upham, a cartographer and interpreter
* Barry Pepper as Private Daniel Jackson, a marksman
* Adam Goldberg as Private Stanley Mellish, a rifleman
* Vin Diesel as Private Adrian Caparzo, a rifleman
* Giovanni Ribisi as Technician Fourth Grade Irwin Wade, a medic
* Matt Damon as Private First Class James Francis Ryan, a paratrooper
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