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24 July 1998 (USA) moreTagline:
In the Last Great Invasion of the Last Great War, The Greatest Danger for Eight Men was Saving... One. morePlot:
Following the Normandy Landings, a group of US soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Won 5 Oscars. Another 52 wins & 53 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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The Greatest War Movie Ever Made moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Tom Hanks | ... | Capt. John H. Miller |
 | Tom Sizemore | ... | Sgt. Mike Horvath |
 | Edward Burns | ... | Pvt. Richard Reiben |
 | Barry Pepper | ... | Pvt. Daniel Jackson |
 | Adam Goldberg | ... | Pvt. Stanley Mellish |
 | Vin Diesel | ... | Pvt. Adrian Caparzo |
 | Giovanni Ribisi | ... | T-4 Medic Irwin Wade |
 | Jeremy Davies | ... | Cpl. Timothy P. Upham |
 | Matt Damon | ... | Pvt. James Francis Ryan |
 | Ted Danson | ... | Capt. Fred Hamill |
 | Paul Giamatti | ... | Sgt. Hill |
 | Dennis Farina | ... | Lt. Col. Anderson |
 | Joerg Stadler | ... | Steamboat Willie |
 | Max Martini | ... | Cpl. Henderson (as Maximilian Martini) |
 | Dylan Bruno | ... | Toynbe |
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Rated R for intense prolonged realistically graphic sequences of war violence, and for language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
170 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:R (certificate #35942) | Taiwan:GP | Malaysia:18SG (DVD release) | Malaysia:(Banned) (theatrical) | Philippines:PG-13 | Brazil:14 | USA:TV-MA (TV rating) | India:A | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA (re-rating on appeal) | Australia:R (original rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/Ontario) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18A (British Columbia) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Chile:14 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-14 (re-rating) | Finland:K-16 (original rating) | France:U | Germany:16 (bw) | Hong Kong:IIB | Iceland:16 | Ireland:15 | Israel:PG | Italy:VM14 | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R15 | Norway:18 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating on appeal) | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating)MOVIEmeter: 
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The information on casualties didn't reach The War Department for quite a few weeks. Supposedly Ryan's brothers' casualty information arrived at D-Plus 3 . Most families were lucky to hear of wounded loved ones let alone KIA sixty days after it happened. This of course is a major device of the story but would never have happened so early in the invasion. moreGoofs:
Continuity: After Miller & Co. leave the paratrooper rally point, there is an establishing shot showing them walking in a field. There are eight men in the field, when there should be only seven since Pvt. Caparzo has already been killed. moreQuotes:
[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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Referenced in 'War of the Worlds': Production Diaries, East Coast - Exile (2005) (V) moreSoundtrack:
Tu Es Partout moreFAQ
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It gives a million reason why no one should go to war and one very powerful reason to go to war. It is a soul numbing realistic depiction of what our grandfathers, fathers, uncles, brothers and sons have faced in humanities darkest moments. Not just in WWII but in any war. No one can see this movies without being altered in some way. No one should miss it with the EXCEPTION of those war veterans that have already been there. The surround sound puts the audience in the middle of the battle.
Steven Spielberg has out done himself and effectively held up a mirror to civilization for events to which we should all be ashamed of, rather than appalled at the movie for its real life depictions. I suggest that this movie be made standard view for congress as well as the President each and every time the question of war comes up. This movie would not stop future wars but I would hope the objectives would be much more clearly defined. I say this as a US Marine.