Saving Private Ryan
Movie
1998
R
2 HOURS 49 MINS
War
Historical drama
Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.
Cast & Crew
Tom Hanks Captain John H. Miller
Edward Burns Private Richard Reiben
Tom Sizemore Sergeant Michael Horvath
Jeremy Davies Corporal Timothy E. Upham
Vin Diesel Private Adrian Caparzo
Adam Goldberg Private Mellish
Barry Pepper Private Jackson
Giovanni Ribisi T/4 Medic Irwin Wade
Matt Damon Private James Francis Ryan
Dennis Farina Lieutenant Colonel Anderson
Ted Danson Captain Fred Hamill
Harve Presnell General Marshall
Dale Dye War Department Colonel
Bryan Cranston War Department Colonel
David Wohl War Department Captain
Paul Giamatti Sergeant Hill
Ryan Hurst Paratrooper Mandelsohn
Harrison Young Ryan (as Old Man)
Steven Spielberg Director
Robert Rodat Writer
Ian Bryce Producer
Mark Gordon Producer
Gary Levinsohn Producer
Steven Spielberg Producer
Bonnie Curtis Co-Producer
Kevin De La Noy Associate Producer
Mark Huffam Associate Producer
Allison Lyon Segan Co-Producer
Janusz Kaminski Cinematography
Michael Kahn Film Editing
John Williams Original Music
Thomas E. Sanders Production Designer
Tom Brown Art Direction
Ricky Eyres Art Direction
Chris Seagers Art Direction
Alan Tomkins Art Direction
Lisa Dean Kavanaugh Set Decoration
Joanna Johnston Costume Design
Denise Chamian Casting
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