Saving Private Ryan

– As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fou..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
8.60 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 49 Minutes
Release Year:
1998
Saving Private Ryan (1998)

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.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Genre:

Saving Private Ryan (1998) - Trailer

Release Date:

24 Jul 1998

Language:

English, French, German, Czech

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writer:

Robert Rodat

Main Actors:

Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Barry Pepper

Plot:

Opening with the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944, members of the 2nd Ranger Battalion under Cpt. Miller fight ashore to secure a beachhead. Amidst the fighting, two brothers are killed in action. Earlier in New Guinea, a third brother is KIA. Their mother, Mrs. Ryan, is to receive all three of the grave telegrams on the same day. The United States Army Chief of Staff, George C. Marshall, is given an opportunity to alleviate some of her grief when he learns of a fourth brother, Private James Ryan, and decides to send out 8 men (Cpt. Miller and select members from 2nd Rangers) to find him and bring him back home to his mother...

Awards:

Won 5 Oscars. Another 74 wins & 74 nominations.

Production:

Paramount Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
8.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
93%
Metacritic:
91%