In the middle of World War II, three brothers of four have been killed on the battlefield and the lone survivor has been trapped behind enemy lines. Facing a PR disaster, the US sends in a team of GIs led by Captain John Miller to save Private Ryan.

• Tom Hanks .............. Captain John Miller
• Tom Sizemore ......... Sergeant Horvath
• Edward Burns .......... Private Reiben
• Matt Damon ............ Private James Ryan
• Jeremy Davies ......... Corporal Upham
• Vin Diesel ............... Private Caparzo
• Adam Goldberg ....... Private Mellish
• Barry Pepper .......... Private Jackson

• Director ................. Steven Spielberg
• Producer ................ Ian Bryce, Mark Gordon
• Producer ................ Gary Levinsohn, Steven Spielberg
• Written By .............. Robert Rodat
• Written By .............. Frank Darabont (Uncredited)
• Written By .............. Scott Frank (Uncredited)
• Music By ............... John Williams

Saving Private Ryan - Trailer (4.7 MB)
Saving Private Ryan (Re-Release) - Trailer (5.4 MB)
Saving Private Ryan - By Robert Rodat. [Early Draft.]

Movie News & Rumours:

July 29th 1998: Click here to read Steve Kong's review of "Saving Private Ryan." Also, be sure to read Mark O'Hara's review by clicking right here. Both reviews are very positive.

July 3rd 1998: Below are six great images from this upcoming Steven Spielberg film. Early word indicates that this is one of his best films to date. A big thanks to Countdown for the pictures!

June 30th 1998: Added this page today. Also, the full trailer for "Saving Private Ryan" was released today, and a very positive review has surfaced on the net:

Saving Private Ryan - Review (Positive)

June 6th 1998: At the left is a nice on-set photo from "Saving Private Ryan". Thanks to Glenn's Movie Montage for the pics, be sure to check out his site fro more pictures and fun!

June 1998: Click here to view the first two pages of Saving Private Ryan's script. The partical script is courtesy of the excellent D-Day for Saving Private Ryan page.

RELEASE DATES:

USA - July 24th 1998
February 5th 1999 (Re-release)
Norway - October 9th 1998

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