Saving Private Ryan
- Release Date
- July 24, 1998
- Director
- Steven Spielberg
- Cast
- Tom Hanks , Tom Sizemore , Edward Burns , Barry Pepper , Adam Goldberg , Vin Diesel
- Runtime
- 169
- Main Genre
- Action
- Writers
- Robert Rodat
- Tagline
- in the last great invasion of the last great war, the greatest danger for eight men... was saving one
- Website
- http://www.rzm.com/pvt.ryan/
Summary
Following the Allied invasion of Normandy, two brothers lay dead in the wake of the onslaught. Meanwhile, in New Guinea, a third brother has been killed fighting the Japanese. After the Army General Staff learns that a fourth brother is missing in the French countryside, a rescue mission is ordered to find the young soldier and return him safely home. The mission is mounted by a veteran Ranger Captain commanding a platoon of men who have mixed feelings about risking their lives to "Save Private Ryan".
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