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Saving Private Ryan

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R,2hrs 50min

Genres:

War,Drama,Action

Released:

July 24, 1998

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Distributor:

Paramount Pictures

Starring:

Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Tom Sizemore ...more

Synopsis: Steven Spielberg directed this powerful, realistic re-creation of WWII's D-day invasion and the immediate aftermath. The story opens with a prologue in which a veteran brings his family to the American cemetery at Normandy, and a flashback then joins Capt. John Miller (Tom Hanks) and GIs in a landing craft making the June 6, 1944, approach to Omaha Beach to face devastating German artillery fire. This mass slaughter of American soldiers is depicted in a compelling, unforgettable 24-minute sequence. ... Full Synopsis

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	Lucia Bozzola : Saving Private Ryan marked another foray into World War II for Steven Spielberg, this time examining the soldiers' struggles to maintain their sense of mission even in situations that seemed to defy reason and hope. To show the carnage of the D-Day Omaha Beach landing, Spielberg used a barrage of sound and the unpolished immediacy of a hand-held camera to thrust the viewer into the conflict for a 24-minute ... Full Review

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	Tom Hanks Capt. John Miller Edward Burns Private Richard Reiben, Pvt. Reiben Tom Sizemore Sgt. Horvath Jeremy Davies Cpl. Upham

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