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SavingPrivateRyan

Theatricalreleaseposter

Directedby StevenSpielberg

Producedby IanBryceMarkGordonGaryLevinsohnStevenSpielberg

Writtenby RobertRodat

Starring TomHanksEdwardBurnsMattDamonTomSizemore

Musicby JohnWilliams

Cinematography JanuszKamiski

Editedby MichaelKahn

Productioncompany

AmblinEntertainmentMutualFilmCompany

Distributedby DreamWorksPictures(UnitedStates)ParamountPictures(International)

Releasedates July24,1998

SavingPrivateRyanFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia

SavingPrivateRyanisa1998AmericanepicwardramafilmsetduringtheInvasionofNormandyinWorldWarII.DirectedbyStevenSpielbergandwrittenbyRobertRodat,thefilmisnotableforitsgraphicandrealisticportrayalofwar,andfortheintensityofitsopening27minutes,whichincludesadepictionoftheOmahaBeachassaultofJune6,1944.ItfollowsUnitedStatesArmyRangersCaptainJohnH.Miller(TomHanks)andasquad(TomSizemore,EdwardBurns,BarryPepper,VinDiesel,GiovanniRibisi,AdamGoldberg,andJeremyDavies)astheysearchforaparatrooper,PrivatefirstclassJamesFrancisRyan(MattDamon),whoisthelastsurvivingbrotheroffourservicemen.

SavingPrivateRyanreceiveduniversalcriticalacclaim,winningseveralawardsforfilm,cast,andcrew,aswellasearningsignificantreturnsattheboxoffice.ThefilmgrossedUS$481.8millionworldwide,makingitthesecondhighestgrossingfilmoftheyear.TheAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciencesnominatedthefilmfor11AcademyAwardsSpielberg'sdirectionwonhimasecondAcademyAwardforBestDirector,withfourmoreawardsgoingtothefilm.SavingPrivateRyanwasreleasedonhomevideoinMay1999,earninganother$44millionfromsales.In2014,SavingPrivateRyanwasselectedforpreservationintheNationalFilmRegistryasitwasdeemed"culturally,historically,oraestheticallysignificant."[3]

Contents

1 Plot

2 Cast

3 Production

3.1 Development

3.2 Preproduction