Saving Private Ryan

"The mission is a man."

Jul 24 1998 R 2h 49m
Drama, War

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.

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...

Written by

Robert Rodat

Directed by

Steven Spielberg

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

The Mark Gordon Company, DreamWorks Pictures, Mutual Film Company, Amblin Entertainment, Paramount

Languages

Français, English, Deutsch, Ceský

Awards

Won 5 Oscars. 79 wins & 75 nominations total

Scores
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1,556,712
Average Rating
8.6 out of 10
Metascore
91
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