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24/07/1998 War, Drama, History 2h 49m
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The mission is a man.

Overview

As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.

  1. Steven Spielberg

    Director

  2. Robert Rodat

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Tom Hanks

    Captain Miller

  2. Tom Sizemore

    Sergeant Horvath

  3. Edward Burns

    Private Reiben

  4. Barry Pepper

    Private Jackson

  5. Adam Goldberg

    Private Mellish

  6. Vin Diesel

    Private Caparzo

  7. Giovanni Ribisi

    T/4 Medic Wade

  8. Jeremy Davies

    Corporal Upham

  9. Matt Damon

    Private Ryan

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2018-06-27
Great WWII war action in France, but too much of the drama is weak

RELEASED IN 1998 and directed by Steven Spielberg, "Saving Private Ryan" (SPR) is about the Normandy invasion and its immediate aftermath from June 6-16, 1944. The focus is on a Captain (Tom Hanks) and his men who are commissioned to find a paratrooper (Matt Damon) whose brothers have been killed in action.

No one's supposed to say anything bad about SPR. To do so is considered sacrilege, but I have to be honest about what I like and don't like about Spielberg's popular WWII war flick. The initial beach landing (shot at C...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$70,000,000.00

Revenue
$481,840,909.00

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