Internationally acclaimed by
critics and audiences alike, Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan is an
unforgettable film achievement that has profound and lasting impact throughout
the world. Winner of five Academy Awards including Best Director, the film also
captured Oscars for Cinematography, Film Editing, Sound and Sound Effects
Editing. More than 70 critics (including those at Time magazine, USA Today, The
New York Times and Entertainment Weekly) and critics’ groups in New York,
Chicago, Dallas-Ft. Worth and Great Britain named the film Best Picture of the
Year, while the Los Angeles, Toronto and Broadcast Film Critics honored it with
both Best Picture and Best Director awards. In addition, Spielberg received his
third Directors Guild of America Award, the American Legion “The Spirit of
Normandy” Award, a USO Merit Award from the USO of Metropolitan Washington, as
well as the highest civilian public service award from the Department of the
Army. Selected for more than 160 Top Ten lists, Saving Private Ryan’s other
honors include Golden Globes for Best Picture (Drama) and Best Director, the
Producers Guild of America Award and ten nominations from the British Academy
Film Awards. Saving Private Ryan was the top-grossing motion picture of 1998.
Seen through the eyes of a
squad of American soldiers, the story begins with World War II’s historic
D-Day invasion, then moves beyond the beach as the men embark on a dangerous
special mission. Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) must take his men behind enemy
lines to find Private James Ryan, whose three brothers have 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.
Special Features: Exclusive
Introduction By Steven Spielberg, 2 Theatrical Trailers, Interactive Menus,
Scene Selections
Format: Widescreen (1.85:1)
(Enhanced for 16x9)
Languages: English (DTS 5.1
Surround and Dolby Digital Surround)
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