Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American war film set during the invasion of Normandy in World War II. It was directed by Steven Spielberg, with the screenplay by Robert Rodat. The film is notable for the intensity of its opening 27 minutes, which depict the Omaha beachhead assault of June 6, 1944. Afterwards, it follows Tom Hanks as U.S. Army Captain John H. Miller and seven men (Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Barry Pepper, Vin Diesel, Giovanni Ribisi, Adam Goldberg, and Jeremy Davies), as they search for a paratrooper, Private First Class James Francis Ryan (Matt Damon), who is the last surviving brother of four servicemen.
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Produced by Ian Bryce
Mark Gordon
Gary Levinsohn
Steven Spielberg
Written by Robert Rodat
Starring Tom Hanks
Tom Sizemore
Edward Burns
Barry Pepper
Adam Goldberg
Matt Damon
Music by John Williams
Cinematography Janusz Kamiński
Editing by Michael Kahn
Studio Amblin Entertainment
DreamWorks
Mark Gordon Productions
Mutual Film Company
Paramount Pictures
Distributed by DreamWorks
Paramount Pictures
Release date(s) July 24, 1998
Running time 169 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $70 million[1]
Box office $481,840,909[2]