Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writer (WGA):

Robert Rodat (written by)

Release Date:

24 July 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | War

Tagline:

In the Last Great Invasion of the Last Great War, The Greatest Danger for Eight Men was Saving... One.

Plot:

Based on a World War II drama. US soldiers try to save their comrade, paratrooper Private Ryan, who's stationed behind enemy lines.

Plot Keywords:

Halftrack | Army Rangers | Church | Disembowelment | Burial

Awards:

Won 5 Oscars. Another 52 wins & 53 nominations

Cast

Tom Hanks	...	Captain John H. Miller
Tom Sizemore	...	Sergeant Mike Horvath
Edward Burns	...	Pvt. Richard Reiben
Barry Pepper	...	Pvt. Daniel Jackson
Adam Goldberg	...	Pvt. Stanley Mellish
Vin Diesel	...	Private Adrian Caparzo
Giovanni Ribisi	...	T-4 Medic Irwin Wade
Jeremy Davies	...	Cpl. Timothy P. Upham
Matt Damon	...	Private James Francis Ryan
Ted Danson	...	Captain Fred Hamill
Paul Giamatti	...	Sergeant Hill
Dennis Farina	...	Lieutenant Colonel Anderson
Joerg Stadler	...	Steamboat Willie
Max Martini	...	Corporal Henderson (as Maximilian Martini)
Dylan Bruno	...	Toynbe
Daniel Cerqueira	...	Weller
Demetri Goritsas	...	Parker
Ian Porter	...	Trask
Gary Sefton	...	Rice
Julian Spencer	...	Garrity
Steve Griffin	...	Wilson
William Marsh	...	Lyle
Marc Cass	...	Fallon
Markus Napier	...	Major Hoess
Neil Finnighan	...	Ramelle Paratrooper
Peter Miles	...	Ramelle Paratrooper
Paul Garcia	...	Field HQ Major
Seamus McQuade	...	Field HQ Aide
Ronald Longridge	...	Coxswain
Adam Shaw	...	Delancey
Rolf Saxon	...	Lieutenant Briggs
Corey Johnson	...	Radioman
Loclann Aiken	...	Soldier on the Beach
John Barnett	...	Soldier on the Beach
Maclean Burke	...	Soldier on the Beach
Victor Burke	...	Soldier on the Beach
Aiden Condron	...	Soldier on the Beach
Paschal Friel	...	Soldier on the Beach
Shane Hagan	...	Soldier on the Beach
Paul Hickey	...	Soldier on the Beach
Shane Johnson	...	Soldier on the Beach
Laird Macintosh	...	Soldier on the Beach
Brian Maynard	...	Soldier on the Beach
Martin McDougall	...	Soldier on the Beach
Mark Phillips	...	Soldier on the Beach
Lee Aaron Rosen	...	Soldier on the Beach (as Lee Rosen)
Andrew Scott	...	Soldier on the Beach
Matthew Sharp	...	Soldier on the Beach
Vincent Walsh	...	Soldier on the Beach
Grahame Wood	...	Soldier on the Beach
John Sharian	...	Corporal
Glenn Wrage	...	Doyle
Crofton Hardester	...	Senior Medical Officer
Martin Hub	...	Czech Wehrmacht Soldier
Raffaello Degruttola	...	Goldman (as Raph Taylor)
Nigel Whitmey	...	Private Boyd
Sam Ellis	...	Private Hastings
Erich Redman	...	German #1
Tilo Keiner	...	German #2
Stephan Grothgar	...	German #3 / Voice on Bullhorn
Stephane Cornicard	...	Jean
Michelle Evans	...	Jean's Wife
Martin Beaton	...	Jean's Son
Anna Maguire	...	Jean's Daughter
Nathan Fillion	...	Pvt. James Frederick 'Minnesota' Ryan
Leland Orser	...	Lieutenant DeWindt
Michael Mantas	...	Paratrooper Lieutenant
David Vegh	...	Paratrooper Oliver
Ryan Hurst	...	Paratrooper Mandelsohn
Nick Brooks	...	Paratrooper Joe
Sam Scudder	...	Paratrooper #1
John Walters	...	Old French Man
Dorothy Grumbar	...	Old French Woman
James Innes-Smith	...	MP Lieutenant
Harve Presnell	...	General George C. Marshall
Dale Dye	...	War Department Colonel
Bryan Cranston	...	War Department Colonel
David Wohl	...	War Department Captain
Eric Loren	...	War Department Lieutenant
Valerie Colgan	...	War Department Clerk
Amanda Boxer	...	Mrs. Margaret Ryan
Harrison Young	...	Ryan as Old Man
Kathleen Byron	...	Old Mrs. Ryan
Rob Freeman	...	Ryan's Son
Thomas Gizbert	...	Ryan's Grandson
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John de Lancie	...	Letter Reader (voice) (uncredited)
James Embree	...	German Paratrooper (uncredited)
Declan Geraghty	...	Soldier (uncredited)
Nina Muschallik	...	Ryan's Granddaughter (uncredited)

Directed by
Steven Spielberg

Writing credits (WGA)
Robert Rodat		(written by)

Produced by
Ian Bryce	....	producer
Bonnie Curtis	....	co-producer
Kevin De La Noy	....	associate producer
Mark Gordon	....	producer
Mark Huffam	....	associate producer
Gary Levinsohn	....	producer
Allison Lyon Segan	....	co-producer
Steven Spielberg	....	producer

Original Music by
John Williams

Cinematography by
Janusz Kaminski		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Michael Kahn

Casting by
Denise Chamian

Production Design by
Thomas E. Sanders		(as Tom Sanders)

Art Direction by
Tom Brown
Daniel T. Dorrance		(supervising art director)
Ricky Eyres
Chris Seagers
Alan Tomkins
Mark Tanner		(uncredited)

Set Decoration by
Lisa Dean		(as Lisa Dean Kavanaugh)

Costume Design by
Joanna Johnston

Makeup Department
Lois Burwell	....	key makeup artist
Polly Earnshaw	....	trainee makeup artist
Jeanette Freeman	....	chief hair stylist
Betty Glasow	....	hair stylist
Sian Grigg	....	makeup artist
Jennifer Hegarty	....	makeup artist: Irish unit
Catherine Heys	....	makeup artist
Pauline Heys	....	key second makeup artist
Ailbhe Lemass	....	makeup artist: Irish unit (as Ailbhe Le Mass)
Rob Mayor	....	special makeup effects artist
Rob Mayor	....	technician
Hugh McAllister	....	assistant hair stylist: Irish unit
Martina McCarthy	....	hair stylist: Irish unit
Tapio Salmi	....	hair stylist
Daniel C. Striepeke	....	makeup artist: Mr. Hanks
Tara McNamee	....	makeup department runner (uncredited)
Roisin O'Reilly	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Erica Frauman	....	post-production supervisor: Ireland
Mark Huffam	....	production manager
Seamus McInerney	....	production manager: Irish unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Daisy Cummins	....	third assistant director: Ireland
Catherine Dunne	....	second assistant director: Ireland
Adam Goodman	....	second assistant director
Toby Hosking	....	assistant director
Martin Krauka	....	third assistant director
Sergio Mimica-Gezzan	....	first assistant director
Barbara Mulcahy	....	third assistant director: Irish unit
Hannah Quinn	....	third assistant director: Ireland
Karen Richards	....	second second assistant director
Andrew Ward	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Terry Apsey	....	construction coordinator
Norman Baker	....	wood machinist
Peter Black	....	supervising plasterer
Alan Booth	....	chargehand carpenter
Joanna Branch	....	art department assistant
Stephen Bream	....	draughtsman
Stephen Brown	....	webbing props
Matt Codd	....	illustrator
Hillery Cope	....	construction buyer
Robert Cowper	....	junior draughtsman
Allan Croucher	....	head plasterer
Michael Deegan	....	construction manager: Ireland
Gerry Delaney	....	stand-by stagehand
William Draper	....	props: Ireland
Cos Egan	....	props: Ireland
Tim Flattery	....	illustrator
Veronique Fletcher	....	assistant set dresser
John Fox	....	props
Gary Freeman	....	stand-by art director
Barry Gates	....	props
Colin Gibbs	....	welder fabricator
Lavinia Glynn-Jones	....	art department coordinator
Alan Hausmann	....	webbing props
William Hawkins	....	draughtsman
Robert Hill	....	property storage
John Hogan	....	chargehand dressing props
Margaret Horspool	....	junior draughtsman
Andy Hunt	....	head sculptor
Peter James	....	art department assistant
Kevin Kavanaugh	....	assistant art director (as Kevin M. Kavanaugh)
Louis King	....	storesman
Michael Law	....	stand-by carpenter (as Micky Law)
David Lowery	....	construction manager: Ireland
David Lusby	....	production buyer
Steve Macdonald	....	chargehand props (as Stephen McDonald)
Paul Maling	....	plant engineer
Mark McBarron	....	assistant welder
Ginger McCarthy	....	stand-by rigger
Christian McDonald	....	props
Maxie McDonald	....	property master
John Mcgregor	....	supervising carpenter
Philippa McLellan	....	assistant set dresser
Malcolm Mister	....	supervising plasterer
Joe Monks	....	stand-by painter
Brian Morris	....	supervising painter
Philip Murphy	....	props
Fred Myatt	....	chargehand carpenter
John New	....	assistant construction coordinator
John Newvell	....	chargehand rigger
Ron Newvell	....	head rigger
Laurence O'Toole	....	graphic artist (as Lawrence O'Toole)
Laurence O'Toole	....	signwriter: Ireland
Steven Pollecutt	....	supervisor rigger
Mickey Pugh	....	supervising stand-by props
Christopher Rose	....	welder
David Rossiter	....	props
Nigel Ross	....	chargehand
Nigel Ross	....	stagehand
Keith Shannon	....	chargehand plasterer
Christian Short	....	props
David Silverton	....	chargehand plasterer laborer
Derek 'Del Boy' Smith	....	stand-by plasterer (as Derek Smith)
Philip Smith	....	chargehand carpenter (as Phillip Smith)
William Sower	....	wood machinist
Kenneth Stachini	....	head stagehand
Adrian Start	....	head painter
Keith Stephen	....	model maker
Eric Stewart	....	art department assistant
Steve Taylor	....	plant engineer
Paul Westcott	....	draughtsman
Gary Wiffen	....	props: Ireland
Ben Wilkinson	....	props
Paul Williamson	....	supervising carpenter
Mickey Woolfson	....	stand-by props (as Micky Woolfson)
Tony Youd	....	supervising carpenter (as Anthony Youd)
Caitlin Maloney	....	art department coordinator (uncredited)
Glenn Start	....	painter (uncredited)
Matthew Start	....	painter (uncredited)
Andy Thomson	....	junior draughtsman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Sandina Bailo-Lape	....	foley editor (as Sandina Bailo Lape)
Christopher Barrick	....	machine room operator
Sara Bolder	....	dialogue editor
Lisa Chino	....	supervising sound assistant
Matt Colleran	....	sound re-recordist
Dean Drabin	....	adr mixer
Tony Eckert	....	foley mixer
Teresa Eckton	....	sound effects editor
Dan Engstrom	....	assistant sound effects editor
Frank E. Eulner	....	sound effects editor (as Frank Eulner)
Andre Fenley	....	supervising sound assistant
Jonathan Greber	....	digital sound transfers
Marni L. Hammett	....	sound transfer supervisor
Larry Hoki	....	assistant sound effects editor
Richard Hymns	....	supervising sound editor
Robert Jackson	....	boom operator
Ron Judkins	....	sound mixer (as Ronald Judkins)
Stephanie D. Krivacek	....	adr assistant
Bruce Lacey	....	foley editor
Tom Lalley	....	sound engineer
Frank 'Pepe' Merel	....	foley recordist (as Frank Merel)
Shannon Mills	....	assistant sound designer
David Motta	....	cable person
Andy Nelson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Larry Oatfield	....	sound effects editor
Rudy Pi	....	sound re-recordist (as Rudi Pi)
Susan Popovic	....	assistant foley editor
Gerard Roche	....	sound intern
Ronald G. Roumas	....	machine room supervisor
Gary Rydstrom	....	sound designer
Gary Rydstrom	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dee Selby	....	digital sound transferer
Tony Sereno	....	sound mix technician
Larry Singer	....	adr supervisor
Cary Stratton	....	adr recordist
Gary Summers	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ewa Sztompke	....	dialogue editor (as Ewa Sztompke Oatfield)
Dennie Thorpe	....	foley artist
Jana Vance	....	foley artist
Ethan Van der Ryn	....	sound effects editor
Denise Whiting	....	adr editor
Thomas Whiting	....	adr editor
Karen G. Wilson	....	sound effects editor (as Karen Wilson)
Mary Works	....	assistant dialogue editor
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle	....	dialogue editor
Chris Barron	....	machine room operator (uncredited)
David P. Hart	....	mix technical assistant (uncredited)
Steve Romanko	....	sound re-recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Michael Bartlett	....	special effects technician
Bardley Barton	....	special effects technician
Clive Beard	....	special effects floor supervisor
Daniel Bennett	....	special effects technician
Steve Borthwick	....	special effects technician
Caimin Bourne	....	special effects technician
Stuart Bray	....	special effects
Chris Brenczewski	....	special effects technician
David Brighton	....	lead senior special effects technician
Alex Burdett	....	special effects technician
Paul Catling	....	special effects
Philip Clark	....	special effects technician
Jeff Clifford	....	senior special effects technician
Simon Cockren	....	special effects technician
Stuart Conran	....	special effects
Cliff Corbould	....	special effects technician
Ian Corbould	....	senior special effects technician
Neil Corbould	....	special effects supervisor
Paul Corbould	....	lead senior special effects technician
Terence J. Cox	....	senior special effects technician (as Terry Cox)
Michael Curran	....	special effects technician
Stuart Digby	....	special effects technician
Paul Dimmer	....	special effects technician
Michael Durkan	....	special effects technician
John Evans	....	lead senior special effects technician
Raymond Ferguson	....	special effects technician
John Fontana	....	special effects technician
Katie Gabriel	....	special effects assistant buyer
Andy Garner	....	special effects
Joseph Geday	....	special effects technician
Neill Gorton	....	special corpse and animal effects
Kenneth Herd	....	senior special effects technician
Kevin Herd	....	lead senior special effects technician
Adam Hillier	....	special effects technician
David Hunter	....	lead senior special effects technician
Gerry Johnston	....	senior special effects technician: Irish unit
Michael Kearns	....	special effects technician: Irish unit
Ray Lovell	....	senior special effects technician
Rob Malos	....	special effects technician
Waldo Mason	....	special effects
Phillip Mathews	....	senior sculptor
Carol McAulay	....	special effects coordinator
Tara McDonald	....	special effects assistant technician
Mark Meddings	....	senior special effects technician
Dave Miller	....	special effects technician
Ian Morse	....	senior sculptor
Andrew Nolan	....	special effects technician: Irish unit
Kevin Nolan	....	special effects technician: Irish unit
Steve Painter	....	special corpse and animal effects (as Steven Painter)
Melvyn Pearson	....	senior special effects technician
Peter Pickering	....	senior special effects technician
John Pilgrim	....	special effects technician
Graham Povey	....	special effects technician
Simon Quinn	....	special effects technician
Melanie Rayski	....	special effects technician
Tony Richards	....	special effects technician
Lee Rider	....	special effects technician
Dave Roddham	....	special effects technician
Grant Rogan	....	special effects technician
Kevin Rogan	....	special effects technician
Timothy Stracey	....	special effects technician
Paul Taylor	....	special effects technician
Colin Umpelby	....	special effects technician
Anne Marie Walters	....	special effects technician
Steven Warner	....	special effects technician
David Watkins	....	special effects technician
Peter White	....	senior special effects technician
David Williams	....	special effects technician (as Dave Williams)
Krissi Williamson	....	special effects buyer
Trevor Williams	....	special effects technician
Gareth Wingrove	....	special effects technician
Trevor Wood	....	special effects workshop supervisor
Alan Young	....	special effects technician
Peter Hawkins	....	stunt weapons constructor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Lori Arnold	....	visual effects production coordinator: ILM
Carl Assmus	....	stage technician: ILM
Trang Bach	....	plate restoration: ILM
Kathleen Beeler	....	CG artist: ILM
Kim Bromley	....	visual effects producer
Terry Chostner	....	CG artist: ILM
Caitlin Content	....	sabre artist: ILM
Kathleen Davidson	....	digital production: ILM
Bernie Demolski	....	stage technician: ILM
Rob Doherty	....	stage technician: ILM (as Robert Doherty)
Gonzalo Escudero	....	CG artist: ILM
Stefen Fangmeier	....	visual effects supervisor
George Gambetta	....	film scanning operator: ILM
Tim Geideman	....	negative line-up: ILM
Jennifer Gonzalez	....	digital production: ILM
Bridget Maria Goodman	....	CG artist: ILM
Roger Guyett	....	visual effects co-supervisor
Joanne Hafner	....	CG artist: ILM
Pablo Helman	....	sabre supervisor: ILM
Matthew Hendershot	....	digital matte artist: ILM
Geoff Heron	....	lead effects technician: ILM
Robert Hill	....	visual effects camera assistant: ILM
Bill Kimberlin	....	visual effects editor: ILM
Gregor Lakner	....	CG sequence supervisor: ILM
Alexander Laurant	....	visual effects art director: ILM
Danny Lee	....	digital technologies: ILM
Mary McCulloch	....	CG artist: ILM
Jennifer McKnew	....	CG artist: ILM
Garrick Meeker	....	digital production: ILM
Amanda K. Montgomery	....	visual effects production assistant: ILM (as Amanda Montgomery)
Dan Nelson	....	effects technician: ILM
Josh Pines	....	scanning supervisor: ILM (as Joshua Pines)
Martin Rosenberg	....	visual effects camera operator: ILM
John Schoonraad	....	model making supervisor
Heather Smith	....	associate visual effects producer: ILM
Kenneth Smith	....	color timing supervisor: ILM
Christa Starr	....	CG artist: ILM
Chad Taylor	....	sabre artist: ILM
Paul Theren	....	CG artist: ILM
Erin West	....	digital production: ILM
Jeffery Yost	....	digital technologies: ILM
Katharine Baird	....	digital paint/rotoscope artist (uncredited)
Beth D'Amato	....	assistant concept artist (uncredited)
Adam Howarth	....	model maker: animatronic armatures (uncredited)
Jiri Jacknowitz	....	digital paint and roto arist: ILM (uncredited)
Brendan Lonergan	....	prosthetics sculptor (uncredited)
M. Zachary Sherman	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Marc Wilhite	....	CG resource assistant: ILM (uncredited)

Stunts
Andy Bennett	....	stunts