Saving Private Ryan facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Saving Private Ryan |
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| Directed by | Steven Spielberg |
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| Written by | Robert Rodat |
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| Music by | John Williams |
| Cinematography | Janusz Kamiński |
| Editing by | Michael Kahn |
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| Release date(s) | July 24, 1998 |
| Running time | 169 minutes |
| Country | United States |
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| Budget | $70 million |
| Money made | $482.3 million |
Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American 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.
The film was a co-production between DreamWorks Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, and Mutual Film Company, with DreamWorks distributing the film in North America while Paramount released the film internationally.
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The opening and closing scenes of the film are set in the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
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Saving Private Ryan was noted for its recreation of the Omaha Beach landings
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Steven Spielberg (shown here in 2016) earned critical acclaim for his directing on the film and would later win his second Academy Award for Best Director.
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