1998 · 169 min · R

Saving Private Ryan

Name: Saving Private Ryan
Genre: War, Drama, History
Released: 1998
Duration: 169 min
Cast: Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Barry Pepper, Adam Goldberg

Directed by Steven Spielberg · War, Drama, History

Saving Private Ryan (1998) is a War film, directed by Steven Spielberg set in Normandy during the 1940s. It runs 169 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of war's cost, family & loyalty, and survival play out through frame narrative.

Composer

John Williams

Cinematography

Janusz Kamiński

Cast

Tom HanksTom SizemoreEdward BurnsBarry PepperAdam GoldbergVin DieselGiovanni RibisiJeremy Davies

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Normandy

Setting

Rural

When

1940s

Premise & themes

Themes

War's Cost Family & Loyalty Survival

Structure

Frame Narrative

Tone

BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist

EnsembleSolo Lead

Pacing

Propulsive

Based on

Inspired By Real Events

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Saving Private Ryan

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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