Summary:
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...
| Runtime: | 169 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for intense prolonged realistically graphic sequences of war violence, and for language. |
| Production: | Paramount Pictures |
| Genres: | Action, Drama, War |
| Country: | USA |
| Languages: | English, German, French, Czech |
| Home Release Date: | Nov 2, 1999 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Steven Spielberg | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Robert Rodat | Written By |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Matt Damon | Pvt. James Francis Ryan |
| Tom Hanks | Capt. John H. Miller |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Adam Goldberg | Pvt. Stanley Mellish |
| Barry Pepper | Pvt. Daniel Jackson |
| Dennis Farina | Lt. Col. Anderson |
| Dylan Bruno | Toynbe |
| Edward Burns | Pvt. Richard Reiben |
| Giovanni Ribisi | T-5 Medic Irwin Wade |
| Jeremy Davies | Cpl. Timothy P. Upham |
| Joerg Stadler | Steamboat Willie |
| Max Martini | Cpl. Henderson |
| Paul Giamatti | Sgt. Hill |
| Ted Danson | Capt. Fred Hamill |
| Tom Sizemore | Sgt. Mike Horvath |
| Vin Diesel | Pvt. Adrian Caparzo |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Allison Lyon Segan | Co-Producer |
| Bonnie Curtis | Co-Producer |
| Gary Levinsohn | Producer |
| Ian Bryce | Producer |
| Kevin De La Noy | Associate Producer |
| Mark Gordon | Producer |
| Mark Huffam | Associate Producer |
| Steven Spielberg | Producer |
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