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The story begins with World War II's historic D-Day invasion of Normandy beach. Once the men move beyond the beach, Captain John Miller must take his men behind the German lines to find Private James Ryan, whose three brothers have already been killed in combat. Faced with impossible odds, the...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Saving Private Ryan (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: DreamWorks Pictures (1994-2006), Amblin Entertainment (Firm), Mutual Film Company
Other Authors: Hanks, Tom, Burns, Edward, 1968-, Sizemore, Tom, 1961-2023, Davies, Jeremy, 1969-, Diesel, Vin, Goldberg, Adam, 1970-, Pepper, Barry, 1970-, Ribisi, Giovanni, 1974-, Damon, Matt, Spielberg, Steven, 1946-, Rodat, Robert, Williams, John, 1932-
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:Audio available in English (United States), French (France), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian (Russia), Spanish (Mexico), Spanish (Spain), Turkish (Turkey); optional subtitles in English (United States) or Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China); closed-captioned.
Published: Hollywood, California : Paramount Pictures, 1998.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > France > Normandy > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Search and rescue operations > Drama.
United States. > Army > Officers > Drama.
United States. > Army > Military life > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Casualties > Drama.
Soldiers > Drama.
Military campaigns.
Search and rescue operations.
Soldiers.
France > Normandy.
1939-1945
War films.
Drama.
Action and adventure films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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Summary:The story begins with World War II's historic D-Day invasion of Normandy beach. Once the men move beyond the beach, Captain John Miller must take his men behind the German lines to find Private James Ryan, whose three brothers have already 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 the strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honor, decency and courage.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture by Paramount Pictures, 1998.
Title from distributor's web site (viewed January 26, 2015).
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (165 min.) : digital, sound, color
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for intense prolonged realistic graphic sequences of war violence, and for language.
Awards:Academy Awards, 1998: Best Cinematography (Janusz Kaminski), Best Director (Steven Spielberg), Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing (Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns), Best Film Editing (Michael Kahn), Best Sound (Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, Ron Judkins)
Production Credits:Director of photography, Janusz Kaminski ; editor, Michael Kahn ; music, John Williams ; costume designer, Joanna Johnston ; production designer, Tom Sanders ; special effects supervisor, Neil Corbould.