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Internationally acclaimed by critics and audiences alike, Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan is an unforgettable film achievement that has profound and lasting impact throughout the world. Winner of five Academy Awards including Best Director, the film also captured Oscars for Cinematography, Film Editing, Sound and Sound Effects Editing. More than 70 critics (including those at Time magazine, USA Today, The New York Times and Entertainment Weekly) and critics' groups in New York, Chicago, Dallas-Ft. Worth and Great Britain named the film Best Picture of the Year, while the Los Angeles, Toronto and Broadcast Film Critics honored it with both Best Picture and Best Director awards. In addition, Spielberg received his third Directors Guild of America Award, the American Legion "The Spirit of Normandy" Award, a USO Merit Award from the USO of Metropolitan Washington, as well as the highest civilian public service award from the Department of the Army. Selected for more than 160 Top Ten lists, Saving Private Ryan's other honors include Golden Globes for Best Picture (Drama) and Best Director, the Producers Guild of America Award and ten nominations from the British Academy Film Awards. Saving Private Ryan was the top-grossing motion picture of 1998. Seen through the eyes of a squad of American soldiers, the story begins with World War II's historic D-day invasion, then moves beyond the beach as the men embark on a dangerous special mission. Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) must take his men behind enemy lines to find Private James Ryan, whose three brothers have been killed in combat. Faced with impossible odds, the men question their orders. Why are eight men risking their lives to save just one? Surrounded by the brutal realities of war, each man searches for his own answer--and strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honor, decency, and courage. Includes a second tape with a special message by Steven Spielberg about D-Day and the National D-Day Museum, the behind the scenes featurette "Into The Beach", and interviews with the cast and crew.
Editor's Note
Director 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.
Plot Summary
Steven Spielberg's award-winning film is a brutal look at the devastation that war leaves behind, both physically and emotionally. Standouts in the film include Tom Hanks as the seemingly hardened leader, Ed Burns as the cocky New Yorker, and Jeremy Davies as the wanna-be writer who'd rather be carrying a typewriter than a gun. A closing battle nearly matches the opening scene's in impact, and Spielberg concludes matters with a present-tense bookend, as in SCHINDLER'S LIST, that drills the point home.
| Features | Interviews | | Behind-The-Scenes Footage | | Audio: English Dolby Digital DTS, Surround | | Cast & Crew Biographies | | Production Notes | | Exclusive Steven Spielberg Message | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | 2 Original Theatrical Trailers |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Dreamworks (Universal) |
| Release Date: 8/19/2003 |
| Running Time: 170 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1998 | | Catalog ID: 84664 | | UPC: 00667068466423 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1999) |  | Steven Spielberg, Winner, Best Director | | | Tom Hanks, Nominee, Best Actor | | | Steven Spielberg, et al., Nominee, Best Picture | |
Golden Globe (1999) | | Steven Spielberg, Winner, Best Director | | Winner, Best Picture | | | Winner, Steven Spielberg, Best Director | | | Tom Hanks, Nominee, Best Actor |
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| | Professional Reviews | Movieline's Hollywood Life
"...Unprecedented immediacy [in] the battle scenes....Uniformly superb performances..." 06/01/1999 p.91Entertainment Weekly
Ranked #3 in Entertainment Weekly's "10 Favorite Films of the '90s" -- "...[A] masterpiece....One soul-shattering experience..." 04/01/2000 pp.159-60 Sight and Sound
"...Sheer gut-wrenching immediacy....[Spielberg] has come of age as an artist..." 09/01/1998 p.34-52 New York Times
"...Soberly magnificent....It is the ultimate devastating letter home..." 07/24/1998 p.E14 Box Office
"...Effective the film is, communicating the gruesome nature of combat as few anti-war films ever have..." 09/01/1998 p.63 Los Angeles Times
"...A powerful and impressive milestone in the realistic depiction of combat, SAVING PRIVATE RYAN is as much an experience we live through as a film we watch on screen..." 07/24/1998 p.C1 Uncut
"[I]t remains a spectacular, unequalled piece of action film-making." 12/01/2004 p.184 San Francisco Chronicle 10 of 10
...an overwhelming experience... launches and climaxes with two of the greatest extended battle sequences ever put on film... Hanks embodies the spirit of simple decency, one of the reasons for which the war was fought... [the movie] will stick with us. - Bob Graham
Chicago Sun-Times 10 of 10
...a powerful experience... Spielberg knows how to make audiences weep... But weeping is an incomplete response, letting the audience off the hook. The film embodies ideas. After the immediate experience begins to fade, the implications remain and grow. - Roger Ebert
The New York Times 10 of 10
...the ultimate devasting letter home...[Spielberg] restores passion and meaning to the genre with such whirlwind force that he seems to reimagine it entirely, dazzling with the breadth and intensity of that imagination... The film simply looks at war as if war had not been looked at before... the finest war movie of our time. - Janet Maslin
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5 of 5 Where to start? Thursday, January 31, 2002
Leland from Orem, UT
It would seem that Steven Spielberg has been working up to this all his life. Everything about this movie is above and beyond the mark.
Everthing about the DVD say super-high quality. My sons will see this movie when they're 18 years old right before they sign up for the selective service. What an eye-opener. Although I've seen war movies before, none have ever truly opened a window into a combat zone. All the veterans I've ever known grew inestimably in my eyes. The beach scene is incredibly engulfing. I can't think of another instance of an opening scene that lasts for thirty minutes, let alone one so tense, or involving. After the first half-hour I was physically spent. Still, it's no match for the scene where johnny-on-the-spot loses his nerve. I wanted to slap him up the side of the head and send him up the stairs. It gives you a perspective on the veterans' observation that you can never know what man is like until you've fought next to him. Was this review helpful?  
5 of 5 Awsome! Awsome! Two way high tumbs up!! Thursday, February 24, 2000
Appasionato from Clarksville, AR
This is a master piece that should not be missing in your collection. Steven provides an excellent version of the D-Day in France. This movie you will remmember it for your whole life Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 Wow Thursday, February 10, 2000
Mike from Dallas, TX
What can you add to a movie that's already received such critical acclaim? As an army veteran, I can say that it truely portrays the horror of war...a good lesson on why we should avoid it. Tom Hanks once again gives an Oscar caliber performance...you've got to see this movie at least once. Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 DTS Version Rocks! Friday, January 07, 2000
William Lane from Fort Bragg, NC
After the first 30 minutes of this film I was so engulfed by the DTS sound experience I had to check my house for bullet holes and my shoes for sand! This DTS disc is a must for anyone with DTS capability! I mean it! Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 Sound quality that will put other DVD's to shame Wednesday, January 05, 2000
Ammon Kemmethmueller from Salt Lake City
Saving Private Ryan on DTS has the most incredible sound i've ever heard on a DVD movie. From bullets whizzing past your head, to the distant rumble of bombs, it's hard to keep in mind you're only watching the movie. Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 Best WW2 movie of all time!!! Sunday, December 26, 1999
Mike and Dana of PA from West Chester,PA
First hand account of the invasion of Normandy. Brutal realism. Powerful and emotional. Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 Realism at its best Tuesday, December 14, 1999
A Viewer from Phoenix, AZ
I have been a fan of war movies ever since I was a child. Never have I seen such a truly realistic, non-glorifying portrayal of the horrors of war. Tom Hanks gives an absolutely superb performance and the effects were very believable and very strategically done. Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 The Best Friday, December 10, 1999
Mark Thulin from San Diego CA
Saving Private Ryan is one of my all time favorite war movies to date, the DTS version makes the movie experience all that more enjoyable. Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 Amazing MOvie Monday, November 29, 1999
Dave from Chicago IL
This movie is wonderful on so many levels. But above all the fact that it hands off to another generation what losses america took during WWII to save the free world. Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 DTS makes a difference Monday, November 29, 1999
Preston from Glen Allen
There is no comparison between Digital to DTS, it is well worth getting the DTS version. If you have the speakers/subwoofer, you fell like you're at the theatre. The DTS version of Saving Private Ryan is AMAZING! Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 Incredible Friday, November 19, 1999
Craig from Charlotte
Couldn't wait for the DTS version. Dobly Digital
will NOT disappoint, however. Fantastic movie. Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 ONE-OF-THE Saturday, November 13, 1999
Chuck from Broomfield, Colorado
SIMPLY ONE OF THE BEST WAR MOVIES EVER MADE..... Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 THE BEST!!!!! Saturday, November 06, 1999
A Viewer from Puerto Rico
Is One of the best movies that I have ever seen!!!! Everything is good!!!!! The best Sound that I Have ever Heard!!!!! Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 Possibly the Best Film Ever Made Tuesday, October 26, 1999
andy from Lakewood, OH
This movie definetely will ascend to the highest ranks of filmography ever produced by humans. Nothing comes close to Speilberg, and this movie is definetely a peak for him. Was this review helpful?
5 of 5 BEST FILM OF THE DECADE Wednesday, October 20, 1999
Phantom982 from Clayton, CA
Spielberg's unbelievably brilliant masterpiece. A devestating and uncompromising look at the horrors of war. Absolutely brilliant. The best war movie ever made. The opening and closing twenty minutes are some of the most powerful scenes ever captured on film. A must see for any film fan. Was this review helpful?
6 of 6 customers found this review helpful.
5 of 5 Tuesday, October 19, 1999
A Viewer from Los Angeles
the DTS edition of Saving Private Ryan does not include the behind-the-scenes documentary featurette that is included on the Dolby Digital 5.1 channel edition. Those interested in purchasing the DTS edition should be aware that this additional feature was necessarily sacrificed to accommodate the DTS soundtrack. Was this review helpful?
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