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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Robert Rodat (written by)
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Release Date:
24 July 1998 (USA) more
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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
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Awards:
Won 5 Oscars. Another 52 wins & 53 nominations more
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(400 articles)
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The Greatest War Movie Ever Made more (2055 total)

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Also Known As:
Il faut sauver le soldat Ryan (Canada: French title) (France) (Switzerland: French title) [fr]
Rescatando al soldado Ryan (Argentina) (Mexico) (Panama) (poster title) [es]
Der Soldat James Ryan (Austria) (Germany) [de]
O Resgate do Soldado Ryan (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
яОЮЯРХ пЪДНБНЦН пЮИЮМЮ (Russia) [ru]
Er Ryan'i kurtarmak (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
I diasosi tou stratioti Ryan (Greece) [el]
Pelastakaa sotamies Ryan (Finland) [fi]
Private Ryan (Japan: English title) [en]
Rädda menige Ryan (Sweden) [sv]
Rädda soldat Ryan (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Reamees Ryani päästmine (Estonia) [et]
Redd menig Ryan (Norway) [no]
Resevanje vojaka Ryana (Slovenia) [sl]
Ryan közlegény megmentése (Hungary) [hu]
Salvar al soldado Ryan (Spain) [es]
Salvate il soldato Ryan (Italy) [it]
Spasavanje redova rajana (Serbia) [sr]
Szeregowiec Ryan (Poland) [pl]
Zachránte vojaka Ryana (Slovakia) [sk]
Zachrante vojína Ryana (Czech Republic) [cs]
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MPAA:
Rated R for intense prolonged realistically graphic sequences of war violence, and for language.
Runtime:
170 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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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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Trivia:
The siege in the village of Ramelle was filmed on a set created on a disused airfield in Hatfield, England. The bridge so valiantly defended actually crosses a three foot deep canal created for the movie. Earlier scenes in the village of Neuville-au-Plain used the same set carefully shot from different angles. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): As Jackson makes a run for the ditch to take out the machine gunner, he clearly passes the wall, in the next shot though he is still leaning against the wall. 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 Un long dimanche de fiançailles (2004) more
Soundtrack:
Fanfare for the Common Man more

FAQ

Why does Horvath say "Your mother would be very upset if she saw you do that!" to Miller?
What does the German soldier say when killing Mellish with the bayonet?
Why didn't the soldier who killed Mellish kill Upham?
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332 out of 476 people found the following review useful.
The Greatest War Movie Ever Made, 29 July 1998
10/10
Author: Cindy R. Jure (lgcoyote@aol.com) from Riverside CA

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.

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