Saving Private Ryan

Directed by : Steven Spielberg

Produced by : Steven Spielberg,Ian Bryce,Mark Gordon,Gary Levinsohn

Written by : Robert Rodat

Starring : Tom Hanks,Edward Burns,Matt Damon,Tom Sizemore

Music by : John Williams

Cinematography : Janusz Kamiński

Editing by : Michael Kahn

Studio : Amblin Entertainment,Mutual Film Company

Distributed by : Paramount Pictures,United States,Dream Works

Release date(s) : July 24, 1998 (1998-07-24)

Running time : 170 minutes

Country : United States

Language : English

Budget : $70 million

Gross revenue : $481,840,909

Plot:

The film begins with an elderly World War II veteran and his family visiting the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial at Colleville-sur-mer; Normandy, France. The scene then cuts to the morning of June 6, 1944, the beginning of the Normandy invasion, with American soldiers preparing for the perils of landing on Omaha Beach and struggling against dug-in German infantry, machine gun nests, and artillery fire, which cut down many of the men. Captain John H. Miller, commanding officer of Charlie Company, 2nd Ranger Battalion, survives the initial landing and assembles a group of soldiers to slowly penetrate the German defenses, leading to a breakout from the beach.

The scene then shifts to the United States where General George Marshall is informed that three of four brothers in the Ryan family have all died within days of each other and that their mother will receive all three notices on the same day. He learns that the fourth son, Private First Class James Francis Ryan of Baker Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne is missing in action somewhere in Normandy. After reading to his staff Abraham Lincoln's letter to Mrs. Bixby, Marshall orders that Ryan be found and sent home immediately.

Back in France, three days after D-Day, Miller receives orders to find Ryan. He assembles six Rangers from his company, plus one man detailed from the 29th Infantry Division, who speaks fluent French and German, to accomplish the task. With no information about Ryan's whereabouts, Miller and his men move out to Neuville. On the outskirts of Neuville they meet a platoon from the 101st. After entering the town, Private Caparzo is fatally wounded by a sniper, who is in turn shot and killed by Private Jackson. They locate a Private James Fredrick Ryan from Minnesota but soon realize their mistake. They find a member of Charlie Company, 506th, who informs them that his drop zone was at Vierville and that Baker and Charlie companies had the same rally point. Once they reach the rally point, Miller locates a friend of Ryan's, who reveals that Ryan is defending a strategically-important bridge over the Merderet River in the fictional town of Ramelle.

On the way to Ramelle, Miller decides to take the opportunity to neutralize a small German machine gun position close to an abandoned radar station. Wade, their medic, is fatally wounded in the ensuing skirmish. The last surviving German, known only as "Steamboat Willie", incurs the wrath of all the squad members except Upham, who protests to Miller about letting the squad kill the German soldier. The German pleads for his life and Miller decides to let him walk away, blindfolded, and surrender himself to the next Allied patrol. Viewing Miller's decision as letting the enemy go free, and no longer confident in Miller's leadership, Private Reiben declares his intention to desert the squad and the mission, prompting a confrontation with Horvath. The argument heats up, until Miller defuses the situation by revealing his pre-war occupation, a question upon which the squad had set up a betting pool. Reiben then reluctantly decides to stay.

The squad finally arrives on the outskirts of Ramelle, where they help three paratroopers destroy a German halftrack. Among the paratroopers is Private Ryan. After entering Ramelle, Ryan is told of his brothers' deaths, and their mission to bring him home, and that two lives had been lost in the quest to find him. He is clearly distressed at the loss of his brothers, but does not feel it is fair to go home, saying, "these are my brothers," looking at the small band whose duty it was to defend a bridge and destroy an approaching German mechanized unit. Miller decides to take command and defend the bridge, setting up a creative defense plan with what little manpower and resources available.

The Germans arrive in force with more than 50 men supported by armor. Miller leads the defense, but in spite of inflicting heavy German casualties, most of the paratroopers, and his remaining squad, are killed. While attempting to blow the bridge, Miller is shot and fatally wounded by "Steamboat Willie" who was picked up by the German unit and put back into circulation. Just before a German Tiger Tank reaches the bridge, an American P-51 Mustang arrives and destroys it, followed by more Mustangs and advancing American infantry and M4 Sherman tanks who rout the remaining Germans. Upham executes "Steamboat Willie" upon finding him with a group of surrendering Germans. Ryan, Reiben, and Upham are the only survivors of the battle. Ryan is with Miller as he dies and says his last words, "James... earn this. Earn it."

Back in the present, the elderly veteran is revealed to be Ryan at Miller's grave. He asks his wife to confirm that he has led a good life and that he is a "good man," and thus worthy of the sacrifice of Miller and the others. He then salutes Miller's grave as the camera pans down the gravestones to a placid American flag and fades out as it shows the number of men who died during fighting in Normandy.

Cast :

• Tom Hanks as Captain John H. Miller, a Ranger company commander.
• Tom Sizemore as Technical Sergeant Michael "Mike" Horvath.
• Edward Burns as Private First Class Richard Reiben, BAR gunner.
• Jeremy Davies as Technician Fifth Grade Timothy E. Upham, a cartographer and interpreter.
• Barry Pepper as Private Daniel Jackson, a marksman.
• Adam Goldberg as Private Stanley Mellish, a rifleman.
• Vin Diesel as Private First Class Adrian Caparzo, a rifleman.
• Giovanni Ribisi as Technician Fourth Grade Irwin Wade, a medic.
• Matt Damon as Private First Class James Francis Ryan, a paratrooper.
• Ted Danson as Captain Fred Hamill, Pathfinder company commander.
• Dennis Farina as Lieutenant Colonel Walter Anderson, Miller's battalion commander.
• Paul Giamatti as Staff Sergeant William Hill, paratrooper.
• Harve Presnell as General George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff of the United States Army.
• Leland Orser as Second Lieutenant DeWindt, pilot of a crashed Waco CG-4 glider transport.
• Bryan Cranston as Colonel I.W. Bryce, Colonel at the War Department.

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