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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Robert Rodat (written by)
Release Date:
24 July 1998 (USA)
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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
Awards:
Won 5 Oscars.
Another 52 wins
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53 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(374 articles)
Warren Beatty, Steven Spielberg, Dino de Laurentiis: Governors Awards 2009
(From Alternative Film Guide. 15 November 2009, 4:33 PM, PST)
Paul Giamatti: 'I'm clearly not Brad Pitt'
(From The Guardian - Film News. 12 November 2009, 1:27 AM, PST)
(From Alternative Film Guide. 15 November 2009, 4:33 PM, PST)
Paul Giamatti: 'I'm clearly not Brad Pitt'
(From The Guardian - Film News. 12 November 2009, 1:27 AM, PST)
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The Greatest War Movie Ever Made
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Tom Hanks | ... | Capt. John H. Miller |
 | Tom Sizemore | ... | Sgt. Mike Horvath |
 | Edward Burns | ... | Pvt. Richard Reiben |
 | Barry Pepper | ... | Pvt. Daniel Jackson |
 | Adam Goldberg | ... | Pvt. Stanley Mellish |
 | Vin Diesel | ... | Pvt. Adrian Caparzo |
 | Giovanni Ribisi | ... | T-5 Medic Irwin Wade |
 | Jeremy Davies | ... | Cpl. Timothy P. Upham |
 | Matt Damon | ... | Pvt. James Francis Ryan |
 | Ted Danson | ... | Capt. Fred Hamill |
 | Paul Giamatti | ... | Sgt. Hill |
 | Dennis Farina | ... | Lt. Col. Anderson |
 | Joerg Stadler | ... | Steamboat Willie |
 | Max Martini | ... | Cpl. Henderson (as Maximilian Martini) |
 | Dylan Bruno | ... | Toynbe |
Additional Details
MPAA:
Rated R for intense prolonged realistically graphic sequences of war violence, and for language.
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Runtime:
170 min
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Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
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:
One of the very last films to be released on Laserdisc in November 1999. Laserdiscs ceased being manufactured at the end of that year.
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Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: As the squad travels at night, the flashes and sounds of far distant explosions are seen and heard roughly simultaneously. (The sound of an explosion a mile away should be heard some 5 seconds after the flash is seen.) The key is the word "roughly"; there are so many explosions that we may well be hearing one explosion around the time we see the next.
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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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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:
Spoofed in Tropic Thunder (2008)
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Soundtrack:
Tu Es Partout
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FAQ
When the soldiers drop the grenades in the tank, why don't you see an explosion or anything of the sort?Why didn't the soldier who killed Mellish kill Upham?
Are the Germans portrayed unfairly?
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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.