Product Information
A war epic which tells the story of four brothers from the same family who are all fighting in the Second World War. On Washington's orders Captain Miller is sent behind enemy lines to bring back the sole surviving brother, Private Ryan. Winner of five Academy Awards.Product Identifiers
ProducerIan Bryce, Steven Spielberg, Gary Levinsohn, Mark Gordon
EAN5014437804037
eBay Product ID (ePID)3946439
Product Key Features
ActorTom Hanks, Jeremy Davies, Ted Danson, Matt Damon, Barry Pepper, Vin Diesel, Paul Giamatti, Giovanni Ribisi, Tom Sizemore, Adam Goldberg, Edward Burns, Dennis Farina
Film/TV TitleSaving Private Ryan
DirectorSteven Spielberg
LanguageEnglish
Subtitle LanguageEnglish
Run Time162 Mins
Aspect Ratio1.78 Anamorphic Wide Screen
FormatDVD
Release Year2000
FeaturesWidescreen, Closed Caption, Into the Breach Documentary\Two Theatrical Trailers\Cast and Crew Biographies\Production Notes, With Subtitles
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Hearing ImpairedEnglish
ComposerJohn Williams
Production DesignerThomas Sanders
ReviewsSight and Sound - ...Sheer gut-wrenching immediacy....[Spielberg] has come of age as an artist..., Entertainment Weekly - Ranked #3 in Entertainment Weekly's "10 Favorite Films of the '90s" -- "...[A] masterpiece....One soul-shattering experience...", Movieline - ...Unprecedented immediacy [in] the battle scenes....Uniformly superb performances..., New York Times - ...Soberly magnificent....It is the ultimate devastating letter home...
Additional InformationDirector Steven Spielberg's World War II tour de force chronicles the journey of a GI squad on a dangerous mission behind enemy lines. Led by Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks), the unit is under orders to track down a soldier, Private Ryan (Matt Damon), so he might return home to his mother in America, where she is grieving the unimaginable loss of her three other sons to the war. The first unforgettable 20 minutes of SAVING PRIVATE RYAN realistically and horrifically depicts the Normandy invasion as Miller. his second-in-command, Sergeant Horvath (Tom Sizemore), and the others in the unit land at Omaha Beach. Before the film began shooting, Hanks and the actors in his squad went through a one-week boot camp in the woods. All the actors, except Hanks, wanted to quit, but Hanks rallied their spirits by reminding them of the incredible tribulations endured by the real veterans of World War II. Production designer Tom Sanders found a beach in Ireland that perfectly matched the landscape of Normandy's. Spielberg gave great credit to the Irish army who helped re-create the Omaha Beach scenes.
AwardsBest Achievement In Special Effects 1998 - Roger Guyett, Best Director 1999 - Steven Spielberg, Best Achievement In Special Effects 1998 - Stefen Fangmeier, Best Achievement In Special Effects 1998 - Neil Corbould
ScreenwriterRobert Rodat
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1
Format DescriptionDVD 9
Movie/TV TitleSaving Private Ryan
EditorMichael Kahn
Director of PhotographyJanusz Kaminski