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Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan (1999)

⭐ 8.6 | R | 169 minutes
DVD (1 discs ) Blu-ray (2 discs + 1 features ) Digital ✓
Genre: War & Military
Aspect Ratio: Wide
Sound: DD 5.1
Academy Awards: 5 Wins , 11 Nominations

Synopsis

When Steven Spielberg was an adolescent, his first home movie was a backyard war film. When he toured Europe with Duel in his 20s, he saw old men crumble in front of headstones at Omaha Beach. That image became the opening scene of Saving Private Ryan, his film of a mission following the D-day invasion that many have called the most realistic--and maybe the best--war film ever. With 1998 production standards, Spielberg has been able to create a stunning, unparalleled view of war as hell. We are at Omaha Beach as troops are slaughtered by Germans yet overcome the almost insurmountable odds. A stalwart Tom Hanks plays Captain Miller, a soldier's soldier, who takes a small band of troops behind enemy lines to retrieve a private whose three brothers have recently been killed in action. It's a public relations move for the Army, but it has historical precedent dating back to the Civil War. Some critics of the film have labeled the central characters stereotypes. If that is so, this movie gives stereotypes a good name: Tom Sizemore as the deft sergeant, Edward Burns as the hotheaded Private Reiben, Barry Pepper as the religious sniper, Adam Goldberg as the lone Jew, Vin Diesel as the oversize Private Caparzo, Giovanni Ribisi as the soulful medic, and Jeremy Davies, who as a meek corporal gives the film its most memorable performance.

Cast

Giovanni Ribisi
Barry Pepper
Tom Hanks
Adam Goldberg
Vin Diesel
Matt Damon
Edward Burns
Tom Sizemore
Jeremy Davies

Director

Steven Spielberg

Awards & Nominations

  • Oscar Nominee: Best Actor In A Leading Role
  • Oscar Nominee: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
  • Oscar Nominee: Best Makeup
  • Oscar Nominee: Best Music, Original Dramatic Score
  • Oscar Nominee: Best Picture
  • Oscar Nominee: Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
  • Oscar Winner: Best Cinematography
  • Oscar Winner: Best Director
  • Oscar Winner: Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing
  • Oscar Winner: Best Film Editing
  • Oscar Winner: Best Sound

Keywords

Academy Award Winners Action AFI Top 100 AFI Top 100 Inspiring AFI Top 100 Thrillers Classics Drama Epics Thrillers War World War II

Technical Specifications

Audio Languages

English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Subtitle Languages

English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Special Features

  • Cast biographies/profiles/filmographies
  • Featurettes/Behind-The-Scenes/Documentaries
  • Production notes
  • Trailers/TV spots
  • Exclusive Message from Steven Spielberg
  • Saving Private Ryan - "Into The Breach"
  • Looking into the Past
  • Miller And His Platoon
  • Boot Camp
  • Making Of
  • Re-Creating Omaha Beach
  • Music and Sound
  • Parting Thoughts
  • Into The Beach
  • Shooting War
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