Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Drama, History, War.
Saving Private Ryan is epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. Set during the Invasion of Normandy in World War II, the film is known for its graphic portrayal of war and for the intensity of its second scene of 24 minutes, a depiction of the Omaha Beach assault during the Normandy landings.
The film follows United States Army Rangers Captain John H. Miller (Tom Hanks) and his squad (Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Barry Pepper, Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Adam Goldberg, and Jeremy Davies) as they search for a paratrooper, Private First Class James Francis Ryan (Matt Damon), the last surviving brother of a family of four, with his three other brothers having been killed in action. Surrounded by the brutal realties of war, while searching for Ryan, each man embarks upon a personal journey and discovers their own strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honor, decency and courage.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Robert Rodat
Stars: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Vin Diesel, Barry Pepper, Adam Goldberg
►Cast:
| Tom Hanks | ► | Captain Miller |
| Tom Sizemore | ► | Sergeant Horvath |
| Edward Burns | ► | Private Reiben |
| Barry Pepper | ► | Private Jackson |
| Adam Goldberg | ► | Private Mellish |
| Vin Diesel | ► | Private Caparzo |
| Giovanni Ribisi | ► | T-4 Medic Wade |
| Jeremy Davies | ► | Corporal Upham |
| Matt Damon | ► | Private Ryan |
| Ted Danson | ► | Captain Hamill |
| Paul Giamatti | ► | Sergeant Hill |
| Dennis Farina | ► | Lieutenant Colonel Anderson |
| Joerg Stadler | ► | Steamboat Willie |
| Max Martini | ► | Corporal Henderson |
| Dylan Bruno | ► | Toynbe |
| Daniel Cerqueira | ► | Weller |
| Demetri Goritsas | ► | Parker |
| Ian Porter | ► | Trask |
| Gary Sefton | ► | Rice |
| Julian Spencer | ► | Garrity |
| Steve Griffin | ► | Wilson |
| William Marsh | ► | Lyle |
| Marc Cass | ► | Fallon |
| Markus Napier | ► | Major Hoess |
| Neil Finnighan | ► | Ramelle Paratrooper |
| Peter Miles | ► | Ramelle Paratrooper |
| Paul Garcia | ► | Field HQ Major |
| Seamus McQuade | ► | Field HQ Aide |
| Ronald Longridge | ► | Coxswain |
| Adam Shaw | ► | Delancey |
| Rolf Saxon | ► | Lieutenant Briggs |
| Corey Johnson | ► | Radioman |
| Loclann Aiken | ► | Soldier on the Beach |
| John Barnett | ► | Soldier on the Beach |
| Maclean Burke | ► | Soldier on the Beach |
| Victor Burke | ► | Soldier on the Beach |
| Aiden Condron | ► | Soldier on the Beach |
| Paschal Friel | ► | Soldier on the Beach |
| Shane Hagan | ► | Soldier on the Beach |
| Paul Hickey | ► | Soldier on the Beach |
| Shane Johnson | ► | Soldier on the Beach |
| Laird Macintosh | ► | Soldier on the Beach |
| Brian Maynard | ► | Soldier on the Beach |
| Martin McDougall | ► | Soldier on the Beach |
| Mark Phillips | ► | Soldier on the Beach |
| Lee Aaron Rosen | ► | Soldier on the Beach |
| Andrew Scott | ► | Soldier on the Beach |
| Matthew Sharp | ► | Soldier on the Beach |
| Vincent Walsh | ► | Soldier on the Beach |
| Grahame Wood | ► | Soldier on the Beach |
| John Sharian | ► | Corporal |
| Glenn Wrage | ► | Doyle |
| Crofton Hardester | ► | Senior Medical Officer |
| Martin Hub | ► | Czech Wehrmacht Soldier |
| Raffaello Degruttola | ► | Goldman |
| Nigel Whitmey | ► | Private Boyd |
| Sam Ellis | ► | Private Hastings |
| Erich Redman | ► | German #1 |
| Tilo Keiner | ► | German #2 |
| Stephan Grothgar | ► | German #3 / Voice on Bullhorn |
| Stephane Cornicard | ► | Jean |
| Michelle Evans | ► | Jean’s Wife |
| Martin Beaton | ► | Jean’s Son |
| Anna Maguire | ► | Jean’s Daughter |
| Nathan Fillion | ► | Minnesota Ryan |
| Leland Orser | ► | Lieutenant DeWindt |
| Michael Mantas | ► | Paratrooper Lieutenant |
| David Vegh | ► | Paratrooper Oliver |
| Ryan Hurst | ► | Paratrooper Michaelson |
| Nick Brooks | ► | Paratrooper Joe |
| Sam Scudder | ► | Paratrooper #1 |
| John Walters | ► | Old French Man |
| Dorothy Grumbar | ► | Old French Woman |
| James Innes-Smith | ► | MP Lieutenant |
| Harve Presnell | ► | General Marshall |
| Dale Dye | ► | War Department Colonel |
| Bryan Cranston | ► | War Department Colonel |
| David Wohl | ► | War Department Captain |
| Eric Loren | ► | War Department Lieutenant |
| Valerie Colgan | ► | War Department Clerk |
| Amanda Boxer | ► | Mrs. Margaret Ryan |
| Harrison Young | ► | Ryan as Old Man |
| Kathleen Byron | ► | Old Mrs. Ryan |
| Rob Freeman | ► | Ryan’s Son |
| Thomas Gizbert | ► | Ryan’s Grandson |
| Sebastian J. Brook | ► | French Villager |
| John de Lancie | ► | Letter-Reader (voice) |
| James Embree | ► | German Paratrooper |
| Declan Geraghty | ► | Soldier |
| Chris Hastings | ► | Waffen SS Soldier |
| Frank Huseyin | ► | German SS Soldier |
| Michael P. Jahoda | ► | Soldier on the Beach |
| Alan Joyce | ► | A23 Platoon |
| Derek Lea | ► | Bangalore Assistant |
| João Costa Menezes | ► | Soldier on the Beach |
| Taylor Murphy | ► | Sergeant Blaine |
| Abbe Muschallik | ► | Ryan’s Granddaughter |
| Nina Muschallik | ► | Ryan’s Granddaughter |
| Paul Sacks | ► | Soldier Signalling to Relief Column |
| Mac Steinmeier | ► | Waffen SS Soldier |
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