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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Robert Rodat (written by)
Release Date:
24 July 1998 (USA) more
Tagline:
In the Last Great Invasion of the Last Great War, The Greatest Danger for Eight Men was Saving... One. more
Plot:
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 synopsis
Awards:
Won 5 Oscars. Another 52 wins & 53 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(373 articles)
Paul Giamatti: 'I'm clearly not Brad Pitt'
(From The Guardian - Film News. 12 November 2009, 1:27 AM, PST)
Tom Sturridge on Pirate Radio
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User Comments:
The Greatest War Movie Ever Made more (2052 total)
Cast
(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-5 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 |
Additional Details
MPAA:
Rated R for intense prolonged realistically graphic sequences of war violence, and for language.
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Runtime:
170 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
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)
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This is the last film edited on a non-digital editing system to win an Academy Award for editing. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The .30 caliber machine gun that Jackson and Parker use has a solid ammo-belt made of fabric, holding the bullets together (it enters from the left side of the .30 and exits empty on the right). In the next shot the .30 caliber has a disintegrating link type of belt which spits out the broken links through the bottom. more
Quotes:
[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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Production Diary: Making of 'The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' (2008) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Tu Es Partout more
FAQ
What was the name of the beach on which they landed at the beginning of the movie?What does the German soldier say when killing mellish with the bayonet?
Why does Mellish cry when he is handed a "Hitler Youth Knife"?
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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.