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Saving Private Ryan / DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures present an Amblin Entertainment production in association with Mutual Film Company ; produced by Steven Spielberg, Ian Royce, Mark Gordon, Gary Levinson ; written by Robert Rodat ; directed by Steven Spielberg.

Spielberg, Steven, 1946- (Added Author). Williams, John, 1932- (Added Author). Bryce, Ian. (Added Author). Gordon, Mark, 1956- (Added Author). Levinsohn, Gary. (Added Author). Rodat, Robert. (Added Author). Hanks, Tom. (Added Author). Burns, Edward, 1968- (Added Author). Damon, Matt. (Added Author). Sizemore, Tom, 1961-2023 (Added Author). Pepper, Barry, 1970- (Added Author). DreamWorks Pictures. (Added Author). Amblin Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Paramount Pictures Corporation. (Added Author). Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Barry Pepper. (Cast).

Summary:
Captain John Miller must take his men behind enemy lines to find Private 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 uncertain future with honor, decency and courage.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0783233531
  • ISBN: 9780783233536
  • ISBN: 0783235402
  • ISBN: 9780783235400
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 169 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen special limited edition.
  • Publisher: Universal City, CA : DreamWorks Home Entertainment, [1999]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1998.
Special features: Special messge from Steven Spielberg ; Into the breach: Saving Private Ryan ; Theatrical trailer ; Re-release trailer ; Cast and crew ; Production notes.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Janusz Kaminski ; film editor, Michael Kahn ; music, John Williams.
Participant or Performer Note:
Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Barry Pepper.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R.
System Details Note:
DVD; Dolby digital.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.
Subject: Feature films.
War films.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > France > Normandy > Drama.
Soldiers > United States > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Missing in action > Drama.
Genre: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 66 of 66 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 66 total copies.
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Summary: Captain John Miller must take his men behind enemy lines to find Private 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 uncertain future with honor, decency and courage.

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