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{{Infobox film
| name           = Saving Private Ryan
| image          = Saving Private Ryan poster.jpg
| alt            = The theatrical release poster for Saving Private Ryan. This poster shows a soldier with a gun standing on a steppe and four more soldiers in the background. The tagline reads "The mission is a man".
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Steven Spielberg]]
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* Steven Spielberg
* [[Ian Bryce]]
* [[Mark Gordon (producer)|Mark Gordon]]
* [[Gary Levinsohn]]
}}
| writer         = [[Robert Rodat]]
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Tom Hanks]]
* [[Edward Burns]]
* [[Matt Damon]]
* [[Tom Sizemore]]
}}
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| music          = [[John Williams]]
| cinematography = [[Janusz Kamiński]]
| editing        = [[Michael Kahn (film editor)|Michael Kahn]]
| studio         = {{Plainlist|
* [[Amblin Entertainment]]
* [[Mutual Film Company]]
}}
| distributor    = {{Plainlist|
* [[DreamWorks Pictures]]<!-- Do not add distribution country, it is discussed in the body text -->
* [[Paramount Pictures]]<!-- Do not add distribution country, it is discussed in the body text -->
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| released       = {{Film date|1998|7|24}}
| runtime        = 170 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $65–70{{nbsp}}million
| gross          = $482.3{{nbsp}}million{{efn-lr|This is the cumulative box office gross of the original theatrical release and re-releases.<ref name="BOMAllReleases"/>}}
}}

'''''Saving Private Ryan''''' is a 1998 American [[Epic film|epic]] [[war film]] directed by [[Steven Spielberg]] and written by [[Robert Rodat]]. Set in 1944 in [[Normandy]], France, during [[World War II]], it follows a group of soldiers, led by Captain John Miller ([[Tom Hanks]]), on a mission to locate Private James Francis Ryan ([[Matt Damon]]) and bring him home safely after his three brothers have been killed in action. The cast also includes [[Edward Burns]], [[Tom Sizemore]] and [[Jeremy Davies]].

Inspired by the books of [[Stephen E. Ambrose]] and accounts of multiple soldiers in a single family, such as the [[Niland brothers]], being killed in action, Rodat drafted the script, and [[Paramount Pictures]] hired him to finish writing it. The project came to the attention of Hanks and Spielberg, whose involvement, due to their previous successes, secured the project's development. Spielberg wanted to make ''Saving Private Ryan'' as authentic as possible and hired [[Frank Darabont]] and [[Scott Frank]] to do uncredited rewrites based on research and interviews with veterans. The main cast went through a week-long boot camp to help them understand the soldier's experience. Filming took place from June to September 1997, on a $65–70{{nbsp}}million budget, almost entirely on location in England and Ireland. The opening [[Omaha Beach]] battle was the most demanding scene, costing $12 million to film over a four-week period, and using 1,500 background actors.

Released on July 24, 1998, ''Saving Private Ryan'' became one of the year's most successful films, earning critical acclaim for its graphic portrayal of combat. WWII veterans described the combat scenes as the most realistic portrayal of their own experiences they had seen; some said they had been unable to watch it due to their traumatic memories. The film earned $481.8{{nbsp}}million, making it the [[1998 in film|second-highest-grossing film of 1998]], and went on to win many accolades, including [[56th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe]], [[71st Academy Awards|Academy]], [[52nd British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA]], and [[25th Saturn Awards|Saturn]] awards.

Considered [[List of films considered the best|one of the greatest war films ever made]], ''Saving Private Ryan''{{'}}s battle-scene filming techniques impacted many subsequent war, action, and superhero films, and numerous directors have cited ''Saving Private Ryan'' as an influence on them. The picture is credited with having helped to renew interest in WWII at the turn of the century, inspiring other films, television shows, and video games [[World War II in popular culture|set during the war]]. In 2014, the film was selected for preservation in the United States [[National Film Registry]] by the [[Library of Congress]] as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

==Plot==
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On June 6, 1944, soldiers of the [[U.S. Army]] land at [[Omaha Beach]] during the [[Normandy landings|Normandy invasion]], suffering heavily from artillery and machine gun fire from the fortified [[Wehrmacht|German defenders]]. Initially dazed by the ferocity of the defense, [[2nd Ranger Battalion]] [[Captain (United States O-3)|Captain]] John H. Miller leads a surviving group up the cliffs to neutralize the coastal defenses firing onto the beach, ensuring the success of the landings.

The [[United States Department of War]] receives communication that three of four Ryan brothers have been killed in action; the last, James Francis Ryan of the [[101st Airborne Division]], is listed as missing. [[General (United States)|General]] [[George C. Marshall]] orders that Ryan be found and sent home, to spare his family the loss of all its sons. Miller is tasked with recovering Ryan and assembles a detachment of soldiers to accompany him: Mike Horvath, Richard Reiben, Adrian Caparzo, Stanley Mellish, Daniel Jackson, medic Irwin Wade, and interpreter Timothy Upham, who lacks combat experience.

The group tracks Ryan to the town of [[Neuville-au-Plain]], where Caparzo is killed by a German sniper while trying to rescue a young girl. Mourning their friend, the men grow resentful at being forced to risk their lives for one man. They later find James Frederick Ryan, but realize he is the wrong man with a similar name. That evening, the men rest in a chapel, where Miller tells Horvath that his hands began uncontrollably shaking after he joined the war. The men travel to a rallying point where the 101st Airborne might be after landing off course, where they find scores of wounded and displaced soldiers. Wade admonishes Reiben, Mellish, and Jackson for callously searching through a pile of deceased soldiers' [[dog tag]]s in front of passing troops, hoping to find Ryan's among them and conclude their mission. Remorseful for ignoring their behavior, Miller shouts for anyone who knows Ryan; one soldier tells him that Ryan was reassigned to defend a vital bridge in the town of Ramelle.

On the way, Miller decides to neutralize a German gun nest they discover, against the advice of his men, and although they are successful, Wade is killed. The men prepare to execute a surrendered German soldier in revenge, but Upham intervenes, arguing that they should follow the [[Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War|rules of war]]. Miller releases the soldier, nicknamed "Steamboat Willie", ordering that he surrender to the next [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] patrol. Discontented with the mission, Reiben threatens to [[desertion|desert]], leading to a standoff between the men that Miller defuses by revealing his civilian background as a teacher and baseball coach, which he had always refused to disclose. Miller muses that people often guessed his career before he became a soldier, while his men could not, implying that war has changed him, and worries whether his wife will still recognize him after the war.

In Ramelle, Miller's detachment finds Ryan and informs him of their mission, but Ryan refuses to abandon his post or his fellow soldiers, believing he does not deserve to go home more than anyone else. Horvath convinces Miller that saving Ryan might be the only truly decent thing they can accomplish during the war. Miller takes command of Ryan's group as the only officer present and prepares the soldiers for a German assault. Jackson and Horvath are killed, and Upham stands paralyzed with fear as Mellish is stabbed to death. Steamboat Willie returns and shoots Miller before reinforcements arrive to defeat the Germans. Upham confronts Willie, who attempts to surrender again, and kills him. Upham and Reiben observe as the mortally wounded Miller tells Ryan to earn the sacrifices made to send him home.

Decades later, an elderly Ryan and his family visit Miller's grave at the [[Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial|Normandy Cemetery]]. Ryan expresses that he remembers Miller's words every day, lived his life the best he could, and hopes he has earned their sacrifices.

==Cast==
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* [[Tom Hanks]] as John H. Miller: A determined U.S. captain suffering from [[post-traumatic stress disorder]]<ref name="SlashFilmMiller"/><ref name="ScreenRantMiller"/><ref name="FarOutMiller"/>
* [[Edward Burns]] as Richard Reiben: A rebellious soldier<ref name="ColliderCast"/><ref name="DOGStarsLaunched"/>
* [[Tom Sizemore]] as Mike Horvath: Miller's long-time friend and second-in-command<ref name="ColliderCast"/>
* [[Jeremy Davies]] as Timothy Upham: A staff assistant lacking any combat experience, recruited by Miller as a French and German interpreter<ref name="ColliderCast"/><ref name="DOGStarsLaunched"/>
* [[Vin Diesel]] as Adrian Caparzo: A battle-hardened and compassionate soldier<ref name="ColliderCast"/><ref name="DOGStarsLaunched"/>
* [[Adam Goldberg]] as Stanley "Fish" Mellish: A wisecracking Jewish trooper, and Caparzo's close friend<ref name="ColliderCast"/><ref name="DOGStarsLaunched"/>
* [[Barry Pepper]] as Daniel Jackson: A religious sniper<ref name="ColliderCast"/><ref name="DOGStarsLaunched"/>
* [[Giovanni Ribisi]] as Irwin Wade: The team's diligent and caring [[combat medic]]<ref name="ColliderCast"/><ref name="DOGStarsLaunched"/>
* [[Matt Damon]] as James Francis Ryan: A young soldier from [[Iowa]]<ref name="DOGStarsLaunched"/><ref name="NYTimesHertfordshire"/>
* [[Dennis Farina]] as Walter Anderson: An American officer who tasks Miller with finding Ryan<ref name="ScreenRantCast2"/> 
* [[Ted Danson]] as Fred Hamill: A captain in the 101st Airborne Division's [[Pathfinder (military)#United States|Pathfinders]]<ref name="ColliderCast"/><ref name="ScreenRantCast2"/>
* [[Harve Presnell]] as [[George C. Marshall]]: The [[Chief of Staff of the United States Army]], who orders the mission to recover Ryan.<ref name="ScreenRantCast2"/> 
* [[Bryan Cranston]] as Mac: A staff officer in the War Department<ref name="ColliderCast"/><ref name="ScreenRantCast2"/>
* [[David Wohl (actor)|David Wohl]] as T. E. Sanders: An officer in the War Department<ref name="BFICast"/> 
* [[Nathan Fillion]] as James Frederick Ryan: A soldier mistaken for James Francis Ryan (credited as Minnesota Ryan)<ref name="ColliderCast"/><ref name="DOGStarsLaunched"/><ref name="ScreenRantCast2"/>
* [[Paul Giamatti]] as William Hill: A war-weary sergeant in Neuville<ref name="DOGStarsLaunched"/><ref name="ScreenRantCast2"/>
* [[Ryan Hurst]] as Michaelson: A hearing-impaired paratrooper<ref name="ScreenRantCast2"/><ref name="BFICast"/>
* [[Max Martini]] as Henderson: A soldier in Ryan's company<ref name="ScreenRantCast2"/><ref name="BFICast"/>
* [[Leland Orser]] as DeWindt: A lieutenant from the [[99th Airlift Squadron|99th Troop Carrier Squadron]]<ref name="ScreenRantCast2"/><ref name="BFICast"/>

The cast also includes [[Glenn Wrage]] as Doyle, [[Corey Johnson (actor)|Corey Johnson]] as a radioman, [[John Sharian]] as Corporal Loeb, and [[Rolf Saxon]] as Lieutenant Briggs—Allied soldiers at the Omaha beach landing.<ref name="ScreenRantCast2"/><ref name="BFICast"/> [[Demetri Goritsas]] and [[Dylan Bruno]] portray Parker and Private First Class Toynbe, respectively, who aid in the battle of Ramelle.<ref name="ScreenRantCast2"/> {{ill|Joerg Stadler|de}} appears as Steamboat Willie, a German prisoner.<ref name="ColliderCast"/><ref name="BFICast"/> [[Amanda Boxer]] portrays Ryan's mother, while [[Harrison Young]] and [[Kathleen Byron]] portray the elderly James Ryan and his wife, Margaret.<ref name="ScreenRantCast2"/><ref name="BFICast"/> Technical advisor and [[United States Marine Corps|Marine]] veteran [[Dale Dye]] appears as a War Department colonel.<ref name="ScreenRantCast2"/>

==Production==
===Concept===
Producer [[Mark Gordon (producer)|Mark Gordon]] was a fan of writer [[Robert Rodat]]'s previous work on films such as ''[[Tall Tale (film)|Tall Tale]]'' (1995) and ''[[Fly Away Home]]'' (1996). The pair met in early 1995 to discuss potential projects and ideas. Within a few weeks, Rodat conceived of ''Saving Private Ryan''.<ref name="LATimes1998Producers"/><ref name="NYTimesReelTWO"/> He was inspired by a gift from his wife, the historical book ''D-Day June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II'' (1994), by [[Stephen E. Ambrose]], recounting the events of the Normandy landings. Rodat visited a monument in [[Keene, New Hampshire]] dedicated to American soldiers killed in combat; he noticed the losses included brothers. He said, "The idea of losing a son to war is painful beyond description{{nbsp}}... the idea of losing more than one son is inconceivable".<ref name="LATimes1998Producers"/><ref name="NYTimesReelTWO"/><ref name="ASCMagJanusz"/> The Ryan family was based primarily on the four [[Niland brothers]] detailed in Ambrose's book, who were deployed during WWII; two were killed and a third presumed dead; the fourth was returned from the war.<ref name="LATimes1998Producers"/><ref name="UproxxFacts"/><ref name="BuffaloNewsFacts"/>

===Development===
To develop ''Saving Private Ryan'', Gordon founded the independent film studio [[Mutual Film Company]], alongside producer [[Gary Levinsohn]].<ref name="LATimes1998Producers"/> Gordon brought Rodat's draft to [[Paramount Pictures]] executives; they responded positively and hired Rodat who wrote the script over the following 12 months.<ref name="LATimes1998Producers"/><ref name="NYTimesReelTWO"/><ref name="NYTimesJuly271998"/> [[Michael Bay]] was hired as director, but left the project because he could not resolve how to approach the material.<ref name="ColliderBay"/><ref name="JoBloBay"/> Carin Sage, a junior agent representing Tom Hanks at the [[Creative Artists Agency]], gave the script to Hanks, who was immediately interested and met with Gordon and Levinsohn.<ref name="LATimes1998Producers"/><ref name="NYTimesReelTWO"/><ref name="NYTimesJuly271998"/> Hanks shared the script with [[Steven Spielberg]] who agreed to direct because the pair had wanted to work together for some time.<ref name="LATimes1998Producers"/><ref name="NYTimesJuly271998"/> Rodat thought that Paramount would cancel the project after the studio purchased two other WWII-era scripts, ''Combat'' and ''With Wings as Eagles'', with popular actors [[Bruce Willis]] and [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] attached, respectively.<ref name="LATimes1998Producers"/> However, having secured the involvement of Hanks and Spielberg, two of the highest-paid and most successful actors and directors, Gordon suggested Paramount executives prioritize ''Saving Private Ryan''.<ref name="LATimes1998Producers"/>

Describing what interested him about the project, Spielberg said, "So what you're doing is sending eight people out, all of whom have parents, to rescue one boy and send him back to his mom when any or all of these kids, along the mission route, could be killed. That was the central tug that made me want to tell the story".<ref name="Privatespielberg"/> Spielberg had a lifelong interest in WWII, having made war films as a teenager because "it was the seminal conversation inside my family. My parents talked about [[the Holocaust]] and they talked about combat and war. And I was born knowing this. [[Arnold Spielberg|My dad]] was a veteran{{nbsp}}... he had many veterans over to the house, and I became absolutely obsessed{{nbsp}}... based on my father's stories, recollections, and also based on all the WWII movies".<ref name="BuffaloNewsFacts"/><ref name="LATimes2018Spielberg"/><ref name="ASCSpielberg98"/> He described the project as a tribute to his father.{{sfn|Schickel|2012|p=183}}

With Spielberg on board, [[DreamWorks Pictures]], which he co-founded, became involved as a financier, with his company [[Amblin Entertainment]] as a production company.<ref name="NYTimesReelTWO"/><ref name="Amblin1"/><ref name="Ambin2"/>  Spielberg's clout effectively removed Gordon and Levinsohn from the production, having no creative input, equity, or rights, but receiving a producer's credit and one-off payment. Levinsohn said, "You just know going in what the score is{{nbsp}}... I guess it's unspoken that when you hire Steven Spielberg you're not going to be on the set making decisions".<ref name="LATimes1998Producers"/> DreamWorks hired [[Ian Bryce]] to replace them. In April 1997, [[Sumner Redstone]], chairman of Paramount's parent company [[Viacom (1952–2006)|Viacom]], had Spielberg flip a coin to determine the film's distribution rights. Spielberg won the toss, giving DreamWorks the favored North American distribution rights and Paramount the international rights. Earnings were held collectively and split evenly between the studios. In exchange, Paramount received the North American distribution rights to DreamWorks' ''[[Deep Impact (film)|Deep Impact]]'' (1998).{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="LATimes1998Producers"/><ref name="NYTimesReelTWO"/><ref name="NYTimesJuly271998"/><ref name="TimeCoinFlip"/>}} To keep the budget low, Spielberg and Hanks took minimal upfront salaries in exchange for a guaranteed 17.5% of the gross profits, equivalent to 35 cents of every dollar earned.<ref name="LATimes1998Producers"/><ref name="NYTimesJuly271998"/>

===Rewrite===
[[File:Niland brothers.jpg|thumb|alt=A collage photo of the four Niland brothers|The [[Niland brothers]] (1940s) were an influence on ''Saving Private Ryan''{{'s}} plot ]]

Spielberg's initial concept for ''Saving Private Ryan'' was a ''[[Boys' Own]]–''style adventure film in which the search for Ryan was a [[public relations]] effort by the war department. However, after interviewing WWII veterans for research, he found this idea inappropriate. He decided to embed the story within a realistic portrayal of actual events while portraying the conflicted morality of sending men into life-threatening situations to save one man.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="BuffaloNewsFacts"/><ref name="Privatespielberg"/><ref name="NYTimesTrue"/><ref name="EmpireEssay"/>}} He said, "I cannot tell you how many veterans came up to me{{nbsp}}... and said: 'Please be honest about it. Please don't make another Hollywood movie about WWII. Please tell our stories{{spaces}}...{{'"}} The surviving Niland family was interviewed, and the story was further influenced by other substantial family war losses, including the five [[Sullivan brothers]] killed during WWII, and the Bixby brothers during the [[American Civil War]]; the [[Bixby letter|resulting letter]] by [[Abraham Lincoln]] is quoted in the film.<ref name="BuffaloNewsFacts"/>

Spielberg described existing WWII films as "sanitized" and sentimentalized, focused on depicting honor and the glory of service in a manner that was "very safe and wholly untrue".{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="BuffaloNewsFacts"/><ref name="Privatespielberg"/><ref name="ASCSpielberg98"/><ref name="NYTimesTrue"/>}} He wanted to present the courage of the soldiers in the face of "palpable terror, almost blind terror":<ref name="NYTimesTrue"/>  
{{blockquote|I remember one of the [veterans] telling me the entire charge up the beach was a blur—not a blur to his memory because he still remembered every single grain of sand when he had his face buried in it from that fusillade raining down on them from above. But he described how everything was not in focus for him. He described the sounds, and he described the vibrations of every concussion of every [[8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41|88 shell]] that hit the beach, which gave some of them bloody noses, rattled their ears. The ground would come up and slam into their faces from the concussions."<ref name="LATimes2018Spielberg"/><ref name="FarOutIntentions"/>}}

Ambrose served as a historical consultant. He disliked glorified depictions of the Normandy landings that ignored the reality of soldiers slowly dying in mud and water, wanting "their mothers, they wanted morphine. It took a long time."<ref name="LATimes1998Producers"/><ref name="EbertHanks"/><ref name="SeattleTimesWriters"/> Spielberg believed the legacy of the [[Vietnam War]] had made his generation less interested in glorifying combat in film. Even so, he was influenced by early war films such as ''[[Battleground (film)|Battleground]]'' (1949), ''[[The Steel Helmet]]'' (1951), and ''[[Hell Is for Heroes (film)|Hell Is for Heroes]]'' (1962).<ref name="ASCSpielberg98"/>

Although Rodat's script came close to the ideal WWII project he had hoped for, Spielberg said it had "a few problems".{{sfn|Schickel|2012|p=182}} He hired [[Frank Darabont]] and [[Scott Frank]] to perform [[script doctor|uncredited script rewrites]].{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="SeattleTimesWriters"/><ref name="VarietyDarabont"/><ref name="LATimesScottCredit"/><ref name="ScottFrank"/>}} The scene begins as the second wave of soldiers arrives on Omaha beach (Darabont's suggestion),<ref name="EmpireEssay" /> so they would be walking into "Hell on Earth" instead of empty beaches.<ref name="EmpireMakingOf"/> Scott Frank performed rewrites based on transcriptions of Spielberg's recorded ideas and two folders of historical facts about the Normandy landings; these gave Frank ideas but he found it difficult to parse the reality of events into original ideas.<ref name="CreativeScreenwriting"/>

The Normandy cemetery scene was based on Spielberg's own experience visiting the area as a youth; he witnessed a family accompanying a man who fell to his knees and began to cry at a grave marker.<ref name="BuffaloNewsFacts" />

=== Casting ===
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Spielberg wanted older actors for his main cast, claiming that young soldiers would look older than their age under the stresses of war.<ref name="Privatespielberg"/> Miller is the "adult in the story," intended to project a calmness and feeling of safety that is undermined by the character's uncontrollable handshaking.<ref name="LATimes2018Spielberg"/> Spielberg wanted Hanks to play Miller because he was the only actor he thought of who would not "want to use his teeth to pull out a pin from a hand grenade".<ref name="Privatespielberg"/> Hanks formed Miller's character based on the history of the 2nd Ranger Battalion before Omaha Beach, saying he believed Miller was "horribly afraid" of getting more of his men killed.<ref name="LATimes2018Spielberg"/> [[Mel Gibson]] and [[Harrison Ford]] were considered for the role.<ref name="JoeIEFacts"/> Miller's detachment is a diverse group, including a Jew and Italian, reminiscent of earlier WWII films; this was not a deliberate choice, although Spielberg believed he had subconsciously drawn on conventional WWII films.{{sfn|Schickel|2012|p=187}} Burns described Reiben as a "wise guy" in the script, but the experience of filming the Omaha Beach landing inspired him to give the character a "much harder edge".<ref name="NYTimesTrue"/> Sizemore had been offered a role in ''[[The Thin Red Line (1998 film)|The Thin Red Line]]'' (1998) but took Spielberg's offer of an alternative role as Horvath, Miller's friend and confidant.<ref name="LATimes2018Spielberg"/>{{sfn|Schickel|2012|p=187}} The actor had a history of drug addiction, and Spielberg mandated that he pass regular drug tests to keep his part, or the role would be recast and his scenes re-shot.<ref name="NewsComAU"/><ref name="UproxxFacts"/> Describing his character, Sizemore said, "he was a quiet man; he was taciturn; he followed orders, and he loved the captain{{nbsp}}... if he had a tragic flaw, it was that he didn't know when he had had enough, when it was time to say, 'I can't do this anymore.'"<ref name="NYTimesSizemore"/>

Diesel was cast after Spielberg saw his self-starring directorial efforts, ''[[Multi-Facial]]'' (1995) and ''[[Strays (1997 film)|Strays]]'' (1997). The actor was working as a telemarketer at the time, having struggled to secure acting jobs.<ref name="LATimes2018Spielberg"/> Goldberg's role did not exist in the script until his casting.<ref name="LATimes2018Spielberg"/> Spielberg wanted a relatively unknown actor to portray Private Ryan. Spielberg visited the set of ''[[Good Will Hunting]]'' (1997), and [[Robin Williams]] introduced him to Damon. Spielberg cast him shortly after, believing he possessed a "great American everyboy look," unaware that ''Good Will Hunting''{{'}}s success would significantly raise Damon's profile.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="ColliderCast"/><ref name="DOGStarsLaunched"/><ref name="UproxxFacts"/><ref name="Privatespielberg"/>}} [[Neil Patrick Harris]] was considered for the role, and [[Edward Norton]] turned it down for ''[[American History X]]'' (1998).<ref name="JoeIEFacts"/><ref name="MovieFoneFacts"/><ref name="GlobeNorton"/> [[Thomas Haden Church]], [[Pete Postlethwaite]], [[Tony Shalhoub]], and [[Garth Brooks]] were considered for unspecified roles.<ref name="church">{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Tasha |date=April 8, 2008 |title=Thomas Haden Church |url=https://www.avclub.com/thomas-haden-church-1798213672 |website=[[The A.V. Club]]}}</ref><ref name="Postlethwaite"/><ref name="NYTimesShaloub"/><ref name="IndieWireBrooks"/>

At Hanks's and Dye's suggestion, Spielberg had the principal cast take part in a six-day [[Military recruit training|boot camp]], wanting them to experience cold, wet, and exhaustive conditions, like those of  WWII soldiers.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="UproxxFacts"/><ref name="BuffaloNewsFacts"/><ref name="Privatespielberg"/><ref name="ASCSpielberg98"/><ref name="EmpireMakingOf"/>}} Overseen by Dye and retired U.S. Marines, the actors remained in character while simulating attacks, performing {{convert|5|mi|km|adj=on|0}} runs with full backpacks, weapons training, military exercises, and push-ups after making mistakes, on three hours of sleep per night in cold and rainy conditions.<ref name="ASCMagJanusz"/><ref name="UproxxFacts"/><ref name="Privatespielberg"/> The men wanted to quit, but Hanks convinced them otherwise, saying they would regret not following through and the experience would help them understand their characters and motivations.<ref name="NYTimesTrue"/><ref name="EbertHanks"/> Diesel said, "at that moment we got this huge respect for him in real life, we were all exhausted, we all wanted to leave and here was this guy who was a superstar, who doesn't have to be here, voting to stay".<ref name="EmpireMakingOf"/> Dye was present throughout filming to remind the actors of their training.<ref name="NYTimesTrue"/> Spielberg kept Damon out of the boot camp because he wanted the other actors to resent him and his character.<ref name="ColliderCast"/><ref name="DOGStarsLaunched"/>

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===Pre-production===
The pre-production for ''Saving Private Ryan'' was truncated because Spielberg chose to film ''[[Amistad (film)|Amistad]]'' (1997) immediately after finishing work on ''[[The Lost World: Jurassic Park]]'' (1997). Cinematographer [[Janusz Kamiński]] spent several weeks performing camera tests to define the film's visual aesthetic. The pair considered filming [[black-and-white|monochromatically]] as Spielberg had with his Holocaust film, ''[[Schindler's List]]'' (1993). However, they considered that this would seem "pretentious," and were interested in emulating the colored WWII footage from their research. Kamiński let his interpretation of the narrative dictate how to light scenes and narrowed down visual styles by identifying which films he did not want ''Saving Private Ryan'' to emulate.<ref name="ASCMagJanusz"/> He and Spielberg were visually influenced by WWII documentaries, such as ''[[Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress]]'' (1944), ''[[The Battle of Midway (film)|The Battle of Midway]]'' (1942), ''[[Why We Fight]]'' (1942–1945), and the [[Nazi propaganda]] films of [[Leni Riefenstahl]]. They also looked at various books, paintings, and photographs of the Omaha Beach invasion taken by the war photographer [[Robert Capa]].<ref name="ASCSpielberg98"/> Kamiński wanted it to look like a major production "shot on <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[16 mm film]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> by a bunch of combat cameramen".<ref name="ASCMagJanusz"/>

A variety of camera techniques were used to emulate the experience of being on a battlefield: Kamiński removed the protective coating on some lenses, creating a "flatter", degraded image akin to WWII-era cameras, and mismatched lenses when using multiple cameras for an inconsistent result; alternating [[Rotary disc shutter|shutter angles]] and speeds; and desynchronizing the camera shutter which created a "streaking" effect. Kamiński considered this a risky option because if it failed there was no way to fix the image in post-production.<ref name="ASCSpielberg98"/><ref name="ASCMagJanusz"/><ref name="FarOutIntentions"/> A [[Shaky camera|Clairmont Camera Image Shaker]] vibrated the camera to emulate the effects of a nearby explosion or rolling tank.<ref name="ASCMagJanusz"/> Spielberg chose to film in [[1.85:1|1.85:1 aspect ratio]] because he believed it was more lifelike and closer to "the way the human eye really sees," and found [[widescreen|widescreen formats]] to be artificial.<ref name="ASCSpielberg98"/>

Three months were spent scouting for a location to portray the Normandy coast. The real location was too developed for their needs, and many other French beaches were restricted by military or wildlife use; Spielberg believed officials were difficult because they did not want him filming there.<ref name="ASCMagJanusz"/><ref name="UproxxFacts"/><ref name="NYTimesTrue"/> Beaches researched in England and Scotland lacked either the aesthetics or amenities required, such as housing for the crew, and the filmmakers needed a specific depth for the cast to leap from the landing crafts into the water.<ref name="NYTimesTrue"/> Associate producer, Kevin De La Noy's earlier work on ''[[Braveheart]]'' (1995) in Ireland had developed contacts with the Irish Army and knowledge of local beaches. One such location, the {{cvt|11|km|mile}} long Curracloe Beach, near [[Curracloe]], County Wexford, offered the desired golden sands and sheer cliffs and nearby amenities.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="NYTimesTrue"/><ref name="IndependentIE"/><ref name="UproxxFacts"/><ref name="ASCMagJanusz"/>}} Spielberg selected a {{cvt|1|km|mile}} segment of the beach, known as Ballinesker.<ref name="BBCBeach"/><ref name="IndependentIE"/><ref name="IndependentIEOmaha"/> He said, "I was a bit disappointed that the beach we used wasn't as broad as the real Omaha Beach{{nbsp}}... I tried to use certain wide-angle lenses to extend the length of the flats on the sandy beach before the soldiers reach the shingle. I used wider lenses for geography and tighter lenses for the compression of action."<ref name="ASCSpielberg98"/> A segment adjacent to [[Blackwater, County Wexford|Blackwater]], also in Wexford, was considered, but the local nuns could not make the land available in time.<ref name="IndependentIE"/> Service roads were built for vehicles to reach Ballinesker.<ref name="IndependentIE"/><ref name="IndependentIEOmaha"/> Production designer [[Thomas E. Sanders]] led construction of the concrete battlements, bunkers, [[Czech hedgehog]]s, and barbed wire, much of which was made by local metalworkers.<ref name="IndependentIE"/><ref name="IndependentIEOmaha"/><ref name="ASCMagJanusz"/> Over eleven weeks were spent preparing Ballinesker for filming.<ref name="IndependentIEOmaha"/> A storm destroyed some of the props just before filming, but they were rebuilt overnight.<ref name="NYTimesTrue"/> The main crew arrived on location on June 25, 1997.<ref name="IndependentIE"/>

===Filming in Ireland ===
[[File:Ballinesker Beach, Co Wexford.jpg|thumb|alt=A photograph of Ballinesker Beach|Ballinesker Beach (pictured in 2015), a segment of Curracloe strand in Ireland, was used to portray [[Omaha Beach]]]]
[[Principal photography]] began on June 27, 1997.<ref name="TCM"/><ref name="WexfordPeople"/> Filming completed up to 50 shots per day. Spielberg wanted the actors to get little rest, "A war is fought fast, and I really wanted to keep all of the actors off-balance. I didn't want them to be able to read 75 pages of a novel{{nbsp}}... I wanted to work fast enough so that they always felt as if they were in combat{{nbsp}}... I had to keep them on the set, which meant shooting the film even faster than I normally do. War doesn't give you a break."<ref name="BuffaloNewsFacts"/><ref name="ASCSpielberg98"/> ''Saving Private Ryan'' was shot almost entirely in continuity order, although some of the crew found this "a mentally demoralizing experience" because the cast started together and left as their characters died.<ref name="Privatespielberg"/><ref name="BuffaloNewsFacts"/><ref name="ASCSpielberg98"/>

The Omaha Beach battle was filmed over three to four weeks, for $12{{nbsp}}million.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="NYTimesTrue"/><ref name="IndependentIEOmaha"/><ref name="ASCMagJanusz"/><!-- Three Weeks --><ref name="MovieFoneFacts"/><!-- 25 days --><ref name="ASCSpielberg98"/><ref name="BuffaloNewsFacts"/><!-- Four Weeks --><!-- cost --><ref name="IndependentIEOmaha"/><ref name="NewsComAU"/>}} The scene involved about 1,500 people including 400 crew, 1,000 volunteer [[Fórsa Cosanta Áitiúil|reserve]] and [[Irish army]] soldiers, and dozens of extras and about 30 amputees and paraplegics fitted with prosthetic limbs to portray disfigured soldiers.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="IndependentIE"/><ref name="IndependentIEOmaha"/><ref name="BBCBeach"/><ref name="NewsComAU"/><ref name="NYTimesTrue"/>}} Their numbers were supplemented with over one thousand detailed mannequins.<ref name="IndependentIEOmaha"/> The extras were divided into platoons with a designated leader, allowing Dye to control their action via four different radios with aid from three [[non-commissioned officer]]s.<ref name="NYTimesTrue"/> Costume designer [[Joanna Johnston]] contracted an American company responsible for making boots for soldiers during WWII to create about 2,000 pairs, using the last batch of dye from that period.<ref name="NYTimesTrue"/><ref name="ASCMagJanusz"/> Soldiers in the ocean wore wet suits beneath their uniforms to minimize hypothermia.<ref name="IndependentIEOmaha"/><ref name="BBCBeach"/> [[Weapons master|Armorer]] Simon Atherton was responsible for supplying authentic weapons.<ref name="ASCMagJanusz"/>

Two [[Higgins Boats]] used in the landings were used in the scene; additional boats from the 1950s were brought from California, Donegal, and Southampton.<ref name="ASCMagJanusz"/><ref name="IndependentIEOmaha"/> Hanks recalled:
{{blockquote|The first day of shooting{{nbsp}}... I was in the back of the landing craft, and that ramp went down and I saw the first 1-2-3-4 rows of guys just getting blown to bits. In my head, of course, I knew it was special effects, but I still wasn't prepared for how tactile it was. The air literally went pink and the noise was deafening and there's bits and pieces of stuff falling all on top of you and it was horrifying."<ref name="EbertHanks"/>}}

Soldiers vomiting from the boats was achieved using [[milk of magnesia]].<ref name="JoeIEFacts"/> A [[crane shot]] moving from beneath the ocean surface to above the battlefield was achieved by placing the crane on a flatbed trailer and reversing it into the sea.<ref name="IndependentIEOmaha"/>

The Omaha Beach sequence was extensively choreographed by stunt coordinator [[Simon Crane]], with [[Squib (explosive)|squibs]] and explosives managed by [[Neil Corbould]]. The only serious accident resulted when an extra's foot was run over by a car.<ref name="ASCMagJanusz"/><ref name="NYTimesTrue"/> Thousands of gallons of fake blood were used, mainly to turn the ocean and shoreline red.<ref name="IndependentIEOmaha"/><ref name="NewsComAU"/> Based on his interviews with veterans, Spielberg had dead fish strewn in the water and around the battlefield, as well as floating a Bible on the surface.<ref name="NYTimesTrue"/> Bullet impacts were emulated using air pipes concealed beneath the sand and ocean surface.<ref name="BBCBeach"/> Drums of diesel fuel were burned to create black smoke, while a series of pickup trucks carried systems to disperse white smoke.<ref name="ASCMagJanusz"/>

During filming, the weather was cold, rainy, and overcast; Kamiński said this matched the weather during the Normandy landings, enhancing the film's accuracy.<ref name="ASCSpielberg98"/><ref name="ASCMagJanusz"/> Artificial light was used sparingly apart from on the boats to highlight the actors' eyes under their helmets.<ref name="ASCMagJanusz"/> Spielberg had the camera stay close to the ground to appear as if it was the view of a soldier avoiding getting shot or a combat cameraman. He intended for the audience to feel like they were a part of the battle rather than watching.<ref name="BuffaloNewsFacts"/><ref name="Privatespielberg"/> Most of ''Saving Private Ryan'' was filmed with handheld cameras. This was physically demanding on camera operator Mitch Dubin and [[Steadicam]] operator Chris Haarhoff due to both proximity to the ground and movement through exploding scenery. The camera was close enough that fake blood, water, and sand would stick to the camera lens, but the filmmakers believed this made the footage more authentic.<ref name="ASCMagJanusz"/><ref name="ASCSpielberg98"/>

Kamiński considered the extensive setup of explosives, smoke, and choreography of over a thousand characters to be demanding as it could take half a day to reset if something went wrong, but the majority of scenes in the sequence were captured in less than four takes, using up to three cameras simultaneously. Spielberg said, "I rarely walked away from a scene until I got what I wanted, and I'd say that I got what I wanted from those complex setups about 80 percent of the time."<ref name="ASCMagJanusz"/><ref name="ASCSpielberg98"/> He reviewed each day's footage nightly in a local parish hall.<ref name="NYTimesHertfordshire"/><ref name="IndependentIEOmaha"/> The production crew remained after filming to restore the beach to its original state over the following month, per an ecological protection order.<ref name="IndependentIE"/><ref name="IndependentIEOmaha"/><ref name="ASCMagJanusz"/>

===Filming in England and France===
[[File:American military cemetery 2003.JPG|thumb|alt=A photograph of white grave markers on green grass at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial near Omaha Beach in France|The opening and closing scenes of the film are set in the [[Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial]] near [[Omaha Beach]].]]
Filming relocated to the [[Hatfield Aerodrome]] in Hertfordshire, England, at the end of August, for the remaining scenes and the battle of Ramelle.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="IndependentIE"/><ref name="IndependentIEOmaha"/><ref name="ASCMagJanusz"/><ref name="NYTimesHertfordshire"/><ref name="NYTimesTrue"/>}} French towns and rivers were scouted where a partial set could be built, but this was discarded over environmental concerns of filming contaminating the water. Instead, Sanders and his team built the fictional Ramelle on the grounds of the Aerodrome, based on five towns where fighting took place. Nearly three [[city block]]s long, the set included fully built buildings, facades, and a custom built, {{cvt|900|ft|m}} long river. The river was lined because they "had to control the height of the water very carefully". Explosives were used to create bomb craters and damage around Ramelle.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="NYTimesTrue"/><ref name="ASCMagJanusz"/><ref name="HatfieldIndependent"/><ref name="HatfieldOur"/>}}

Though the battle involved fewer extras than the Omaha Beach scene, several weeks were spent developing the complex choreography based on a battle plan devised by Dye.<ref name="NYTimesTrue"/> Spielberg did not [[storyboard]] ''Saving Private Ryan'' because he wanted to position the camera spontaneously in reaction to what was taking place in each scene and he often relied on Dye and other WWII consultants for advice on staging the combat scenes.<ref name="EmpireStoryboard"/><ref name="ASCSpielberg98"/> Dale also advised on technical aspects of weapons; where Spielberg wanted to use larger explosions typically found in Hollywood action films, Dye would generally advise him to "go half that size, they were never that big".<ref name="ASCSpielberg98"/> The production was estimated to have spent about £8{{nbsp}}million in the local area.<ref name="HatfieldIndependent"/>

Spielberg's spontaneous approach carried into other aspects; about halfway through filming, he decided to depict the remainder of the film from Upham's perspective, believing he represented the audience's inexperience of war.<ref name="LATimes2018Spielberg"/> Goldberg's character was only going to be shot dead until Dye suggested a hand-to-hand combat sequence on the day of filming, leading Mellish to be stabbed through the heart.<ref name="LATimes2018Spielberg"/> A separate scene of Ryan talking about his brothers was ad-libbed by Damon.<ref name="JoeIEFacts"/>

The German machine-gun nest and following ambush of a half-track vehicle were filmed on the grounds of [[Thame Park]], Thame, in [[Oxfordshire]]; the chapel interior where Miller's men rest was filmed in the Thame Park chapel.<ref name="ThameOxford"/> The Iowa cornfields where Ryan's mother lives in a house built for filming was set near [[Wiltshire|West Kennet, Wiltshire]].<ref name="WiltshireVue"/> The American war office was filmed in the Hatfield Aerodrome. Kamiński wanted scenes in America to be more colorful and a relief from the muted tones of the combat scenes, so he positioned very bright lighting outside the windows.<ref name="ASCMagJanusz"/><ref name="HatfieldIndependent"/><ref name="NYTimesHertfordshire"/> Scenes featuring the elderly Ryan were filmed at the [[Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial]] in [[Colleville-sur-Mer]], France, adjacent to Omaha Beach.<ref name="LocNormandy"/>

Filming concluded ahead of schedule on September 13, 1997, after 12 weeks, with the French church interior scenes.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="TCM"/><ref name="NYTimesHertfordshire"/><ref name="MovieFoneFacts"/><ref name="ASCSpielberg98"/>}} The estimated total budget was $65–$70{{nbsp}}million.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="NYTimesReelTWO"/><ref name="ASCMagJanusz"/><ref name="LATimes1998Producers"/><ref name="NYTimesJuly271998"/>}}{{efn-lr|The 1998 budget of $65–$70{{nbsp}}million is equivalent to ${{Format price|{{Inflation|US|65000000|1998}}}}–${{Format price|{{Inflation|US|70000000|1998}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US}}.}}

===Post-production===
Kamiński chose to render his footage using [[Technicolor]]'s proprietary ENR process (similar to a [[bleach bypass]]) which retained more silver in the [[film stock]] and produced deeper blacks. He used "70 percent ENR" for a desaturated image which added a blue hue. Concerned this change would make the fake blood appear inauthentic, the effects department mixed blue coloring into it, giving it a dark red appearance.<ref name="ASCMagJanusz"/> Visual-effects studio [[Industrial Light & Magic]] provided digital enhancements; many bullet wounds and blood splatter were [[computer-generated imagery]].<ref name="EmpireEssay"/>

[[Michael Kahn (film editor)|Michael Kahn]] edited the final 170-minute cut.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="ASCSpielberg98"/><ref name="Runtime1"/><ref name="ReviewNYTMaslin"/><ref name="ReviewEbert"/>}} Spielberg said that Kahn's style was intended to defy audience expectations and not make every scene or transition clear.<ref name="ASCSpielberg98"/> Some scenes were cut because of their graphic imagery, such as Miller's unit encounter with burnt out tanks with charred bodies. Mellish's death was also trimmed, removing parts where the character screams in pain, after Spielberg's projectionist said "It's too painful to watch."<ref name="LATimes2018Spielberg"/><ref name="EmpireEssay"/>

Spielberg said his movie had to be "ugly", but was worried the violent content could be seen as exploitative and earn it a restrictive [[NC-17]] rating from the [[Motion Picture Association of America]], restricting it to audiences over 17 years of age.<ref name="FarOutIntentions"/> He anticipated that the "historical importance" of the content would be taken into consideration; it received an [[R rating (Motion Picture Association)|R rating]], meaning children could watch when accompanied by an adult.<ref name="NYTimesJuly271998"/><ref name="FarOutIntentions"/>

===Music===
{{main|Saving Private Ryan (soundtrack)}}
[[John Williams]], Spielberg's longtime collaborator, produced, composed and conducted the score.<ref name="WAPOWIlliams"/>{{sfn|Dyer|1998|p=C1}} Spielberg chose little music accompaniment, wanting the sounds of battle and death to be prominent. Using a [[spotting (filmmaking)|spotting]] process, he and Williams watched a rough cut of the film to agree on which scenes would feature music.{{sfn|Dyer|1998|p=C1}}<ref name="CFM"/> Williams deliberately avoided "anything grandiose or operatic".{{sfn|Dyer|1998|p=C1}} Williams recorded the 55-minute score over three days at [[Symphony Hall, Boston|Symphony Hall]] in Boston, with the [[Boston Symphony Orchestra]] and vocals by the [[Tanglewood Festival Chorus]].<ref name="CFM"/>{{sfn|Dyer|1998|p=C1}}<ref name="FilmTracks.com"/> The recording cost about $100,000 per hour.{{sfn|Dyer|1998|p=C1}} Spielberg chose the Orchestra: "This is a movie about a company of soldiers, and it seemed appropriate to use an experienced company of musicians who are all virtuosos. Also we really wanted the sound of this room, Symphony Hall. On a soundstage you can get acoustically correct sound, but you don't hear the air. Here you get a rich, warm sound off the walls and ceiling, and you do hear the air; Symphony Hall is an instrument too."{{sfn|Dyer|1998|p=C1}}

==Release==
===Context===
{{see also|1998 in film}}

The 1998 summer theatrical season began in early May with ''Deep Impact'', a surprise box office hit that studios saw as a positive indicator for their upcoming 100 film releases.<ref name="NYTimesReel1"/><ref name="NYTimesSummerPreview"/> ''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|Godzilla]]'' and ''[[Armageddon (1998 film)|Armageddon]]'' were expected to be the biggest successes, while industry executives were hopeful for smaller budget films (costing less than $60{{nbsp}}million) like ''[[Small Soldiers]]'', ''[[The Negotiator]]'', ''[[The Parent Trap (1998 film)|The Parent Trap]]'', and ''[[There's Something About Mary]]'' to become sleeper hits. Fewer sequels and less escapist entertainment were scheduled for release, and more films were targeted toward older audiences.<ref name="NYTimesSummerPreview"/><ref name="NYTimesReel1"/><ref name="LATimes1998Producers"/>  ''Saving Private Ryan'' was highly anticipated but analysis suggested the film faced commercial limitations because of its long runtime, restricting the number of times it could be screened daily, and its violent content.<ref name="LATimes1998Producers"/><ref name="NYTimesSummerPreview"/><ref name="NYTimesReel1"/>  DreamWorks' marketing chief Terry Press said it was risky to release a serious drama in the summer, a time generally reserved for family and escapist entertainment, but this was offset by Spielberg and Hanks's popularity.<ref name="NYTimesJuly271998"/> A screening for DreamWorks and Paramount executives was highly praised,<ref name="NYTimesReelTWO"/> but Spielberg had low expectations, believing the film was too violent to attract broad audiences.{{sfn|Schickel|2012|p=189}}

===Box office===
The film premiered on July 21, 1998. The event was a low-profile affair without a party or many celebrities; Press said of the premiere, "it would have been inappropriate".<ref name="NYTimesPremiere"/> ''Saving Private Ryan'' was released in the United States and Canada on July 24, 1998.<ref name="LATimes1998Producers"/><ref name="BOMWeekendsList"/> During its opening weekend, it  earned $30.6{{nbsp}}million across 2,463 theaters—an average of $12,414 per theater.<ref name="BOMWeekendsList"/><ref name="LATimes1998Producers"/> This figure made it the number-one film of the weekend, ahead of ''[[The Mask of Zorro]]'' ($13.4{{nbsp}}million) in its second weekend, ''[[Lethal Weapon 4]]'' ($13.1{{nbsp}}million) in its third, and ''There's Something About Mary'' ($12.5{{nbsp}}million), also in its second.<ref name="BOMWeekend1Jul24"/><ref name="NYTimesJuly271998"/> The audience was split evenly between women and men, and skewed towards those aged over 25. ''[[The New York Times]]'' described it as unusual for a near-three-hour-long drama to perform so well on its opening weekend, crediting positive reviews. DreamWorks believed the box-office figure would have been higher if not for a delay in film prints arriving in hundreds of theaters across California and Arizona until late in the afternoon.<ref name="NYTimesJuly271998"/>

In its second weekend, ''Saving Private Ryan'' remained the number-one film, with $23.6{{nbsp}}million, ahead of the debuting ''The Parent Trap'' ($11.1{{nbsp}}million) and ''There's Something About Mary'' ($10.9{{nbsp}}million) in its third.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oshkosh-northwestern-saving-private/124142232/ |title='Saving Private Ryan' keeps No. 1 slot |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506130347/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oshkosh-northwestern-saving-private/124142232/ |date=August 3, 1998 |access-date=May 6, 2023 |archive-date=May 6, 2023 |page=27 |publisher=[[Oshkosh Northwestern|The Oshkosh Northwestern]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref name="BOMWeekend2Jul31"/> ''Saving Private Ryan'' retained the number-one position in its third weekend with ($17.4{{nbsp}}million), ahead of the debuts of ''[[Snake Eyes (1998 film)|Snake Eyes]]'' ($16.3{{nbsp}}million) and ''[[Halloween H20: 20 Years Later]]'' ($16.1{{nbsp}}million), and its fourth with $13.2{{nbsp}}million, ahead of the debuts of ''[[How Stella Got Her Groove Back]]'' ($11.3{{nbsp}}million) and ''[[The Avengers (1998 film)|The Avengers]]'' ($10.3{{nbsp}}million).<ref name="BOMWeekend3JAug7"/><ref name="BOMWeekend4Aug14"/> In its fifth weekend, ''Saving Private Ryan'' fell to number{{nbsp}}2 with $10.1{{nbsp}}million, behind the debut of ''[[Blade (1998 film)|Blade]]'' ($17.1{{nbsp}}million).<ref name="BOMWeekend5Aug21"/> Without regaining the number{{nbsp}}1 position, it ranked among the top ten for 12 weeks.<ref name="BOMWeekendsList"/> By the end of its theatrical run, ''Saving Private Ryan'' earned a total box-office gross of $216.5{{nbsp}}million, making it the highest-grossing film of the year, ahead of ''Armageddon'' ($201.6{{nbsp}}million) and ''There's Something About Mary'' ($176.5{{nbsp}}million).<ref name="BOM1998DOMESTIC"/><ref name="FarOutIntentions"/> This also made it only the third R-rated film to earn more than $200{{nbsp}}million, after 1984's ''[[Beverly Hills Cop]]'' ($235{{nbsp}}million) and 1991's ''[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]'' ($205{{nbsp}}million).<ref name="LATimesRRatedHighest"/>

Outside of the U.S. and Canada, ''Saving Private Ryan'' is estimated to have earned a further $265.3{{nbsp}}million. This gave the film a cumulative worldwide gross of $481.8{{nbsp}}million, making it the second-highest-grossing film of 1998, behind ''Armageddon'' ($553.7{{nbsp}}million).<ref name="BOMWORLDWIDE1998"/><ref name="FarOutIntentions"/>{{efn-lr|The 1998 theatrical box office gross of $481.8{{nbsp}}million  is equivalent to ${{Format price|{{Inflation|US|481800000|1998}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US}}.}}

''Saving Private Ryan'' was seen as the biggest success of the theatrical summer. ''The New York Times'' wrote that the success of a "prestige film" during a time of blockbuster entertainment with broad appeal was evidence that audiences were accepting of serious dramas alongside action films, such as ''Armageddon'' and ''Godzilla'', and "gross-out comedy" like ''There's Something About Mary''. The publication wrote that the popularity of ''Saving Private Ryan'' was, in part, because it depicted a "nobler, cleaner era" promoting values of heroism and "patriotic duty".<ref name="NYTimesSumRevSep98"/> The 1998 box office broke records with over $7{{nbsp}}billion earned. Despite expectations, the biggest successes had relatively modest budgets, such as ''Saving Private Ryan'', ''There's Something About Mary'', ''[[Rush Hour (1998 film)|Rush Hour]]'', and ''[[The Waterboy]]'', while the anticipated blockbusters, such as ''Godzilla'' and ''Armageddon'', were so expensive to make that they were less profitable.<ref name="NYTimesDecember98"/> Re-releases of ''Saving Private Ryan'' have raised the box office to $482.3{{nbsp}}million.<ref name="BOMAllReleases"/> Spielberg's and Hanks's pay agreement earned them an estimated $30–$40 million each of the box office.<ref name="LATimes1998Producers"/><ref name="NYTimesJuly271998"/><ref name="EWHanksPayDay"/>

==Reception==

===Critical response===
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''Saving Private Ryan'' received critical acclaim,<ref name="FarOutIntentions"/><ref name="THRSPRCast"/> and audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.<ref name="CinemaScore"/> Critics generally agreed that ''Saving Private Ryan'' presented the grim and brutal reality of the "Good War" in a way previously unseen on film.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="ReviewSalon"/><ref name="ReviewSiskel"/><ref name="ReviewEbert"/><ref name="ReviewNYTMaslin"/><ref name="ReviewTimeSchickelPage3"/>}} Writing for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', [[Kenneth Turan]] described the film as darker and more pessimistic than any of Spielberg's previous works, dispelling the mythos of WWII as staunchly good heroes fighting against evil forces, to depict the reality of combat where, "American soldiers mock virtue and shoot surrendering Germans, where decent and altruistic actions tend to be fatal, where death is random, stupid and redeems hardly anything at all".<ref name="ReviewSalon"/><ref name="ReviewLATimesTuran"/> Some reviewers said this exploration of the limitations of morality in combat asked audiences to consider that the lives lost during the conflict were as valuable as those saved by their sacrifices. Writing for the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'', [[Gene Siskel]] lauded the film's ability to discuss the "brutality and madness" of war while "believably" celebrating the sacrifices and courage of those fighting it.<ref name="ReviewTimeSchickelPage3"/><ref name="ReviewEbert"/><ref name="ReviewChicagoTribune"/> ''[[Salon.com]]''{{'}}s Gary Kamiya concluded, "it will forever change the way people imagine the most important event in 20th century history. That is no small achievement."<ref name="ReviewSalon"/> In ''The New York Times'', [[Stephen Holden]] said "it's a safe bet that ''Saving Private Ryan'', a powerful but flawed movie, will be revered as a classic decades hence."<ref name="NYTimesSumRevSep98"/>

Many reviewers focused on the film's two major combat sequences, particularly the opening on Omaha Beach.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="NYTimesJuly271998"/><ref name="ReviewEbert"/><ref name="ReviewSiskel"/><ref name="ReviewEW"/><ref name="ReviewSalon"/><ref name="ReviewLATimesTuran"/>}} Focus was on the "horrifying," "visceral," "brutal," "shocking," and "fierce" violence present in the opening battle, described by ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''{{'}}s [[Owen Gleiberman]] and ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''{{'}}s [[Richard Schickel]] as one of the most revolutionary film sequences ever made.<ref name="ReviewEW"/><ref name="ReviewChicagoTribune"/><ref name="ReviewEbert"/><ref name="ReviewSalon"/> [[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' and Schickel compared it with the energy and dread of similar scenes in the Vietnam war film ''[[Platoon (film)|Platoon]]'' (1986), but with a grander scope depicting masses of men killing each other from afar, drawing the "horror" out of a lengthy, sustained sequence, without allowing the audience to become desensitized.<ref name="ReviewEbert"/><ref name="ReviewTimeSchickelPage1"/><ref name="ReviewNYTMaslin"/>  Some reviewers believed that the scene was so impactful and thought-provoking that it overshadowed the rest of the film.<ref name="ReviewChicagoTribune"/><ref name="ReviewSalon"/> Although there was some criticism toward the realistic violence and gore, Turan believed it was done purposely and dispassionately, conveying the chaos and despair experienced by the soldiers, and not done for the sake of entertainment.<ref name="ReviewLATimesTuran"/> Spielberg rejected this criticism, affirming he wanted the audience to understand what real combat was like and what the soldiers experienced, not observe it from afar as spectators.<ref name="NewsComAU"/><ref name="ReviewSiskel"/> Some reviewers believed the concluding battle in Ramelle was more violent than Omaha Beach, particularly the slow death of Mellish as he is stabbed through the chest.<ref name="ReviewSalon"/><ref name="ReviewEW"/> ''[[The New York Observer]]''{{'}}s [[Andrew Sarris]] criticized the "pornography of violence and cruelty" depicted in severed limbs and rivers of blood.<ref name="ReviewObserver"/>

Turan and [[Jonathan Rosenbaum]] found that, outside of the combat, the script was effective but uninspired and derivative of war films by other directors, such as [[Oliver Stone]], [[Stanley Kubrick]], and [[Francis Ford Coppola]].<ref name="ReviewLATimesTuran"/><ref name="ReviewSalon"/><ref name="ReviewChicagoReader"/><ref name="ReviewObserver"/> Others criticized "manipulative" oversentimentality, particularly in the modern day [[frame story|framing device]] featuring the elderly Ryan.<ref name="ReviewLATimesTuran"/><ref name="ReviewObserver"/> Even so, Kamiya described it as "enormously moving, it serves as a kind of redemption, a necessary if eternally fragile answer to the hell he witnessed".<ref name="ReviewSalon"/>

Hanks's performance was generally praised, with some reviewers calling it the best of his career to date.<ref name="ReviewSalon"/><ref name="ReviewChicagoTribune"/><ref name="ReviewTimeSchickelPage3"/><ref name="ReviewNYTMaslin"/> Many reviewers agreed that his [[everyman]] persona allowed him to portray Miller with a gentle weariness, empathy, and vulnerability beneath a surface of strength and decency, but also cynicism toward the war.<ref name="ReviewSalon"/><ref name="ReviewTimeSchickelPage3"/><ref name="ReviewLATimesTuran"/><ref name="ReviewChicagoTribune"/> Ebert and Schickel wrote that he offered a quiet reserve "hinting at unspoken competencies" that convince his men and the audience to follow along with him.<ref name="ReviewTimeSchickelPage3"/> Turan believed that Hanks's "indelible" performance represented how the audience would hope to be when confronted by the same situations.<ref name="ReviewLATimesTuran"/> The other main cast also generally received positive reviews, particularly Davies, with Ebert saying that his transformation from inexperienced interpreter to soldier was the conclusion to "Spielberg's unspoken philosophical argument".{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="ReviewNYTMaslin"/><ref name="ReviewEW"/><ref name="ReviewEbert"/><ref name="ReviewSalon"/><ref name="ReviewTimeSchickelPage3"/><ref name="ReviewChicagoTribune"/>}} Gleiberman and Turan also highlighted the performances of Pepper, Ribisi, and Sizemore, who Turan believed delivered his career's "best, most controlled" performance.<ref name="ReviewLATimesTuran"/> Ebert praised the cast for not devolving into cliché or "zany" archetypes and effectively portraying the bonds between them.<ref name="ReviewSalon"/><ref name="ReviewEbert"/> However, Kamiya wrote that Damon's performance was "jarring", believing both his more cinematic aesthetic and speech about his brothers to be artificial. The review concluded that Ryan was not very compelling, which made it difficult to care about the mission to save him.<ref name="ReviewSalon"/>

===Accolades===
At the [[56th Golden Globe Awards]] in 1999, ''Saving Private Ryan'' won [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama|Best Drama]] and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director|Best Director]] (Spielberg), and was nominated for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama|Best Drama Actor]] (Hanks), [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]] (Williams), and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]] (Rodat).<ref name="AwardsGG" /><ref name="AwardsGG2" /> At the [[71st Academy Awards]], ''Saving Private Ryan'' won [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]] (Spielberg), [[Academy Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] (Kamiński), [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]] (Kahn), [[Academy Award for Best Sound|Best Sound]] ([[Gary Rydstrom]], [[Gary Summers]], [[Andy Nelson (sound engineer)|Andy Nelson]], [[Ron Judkins|Ronald Judkins]]), and [[Academy Award for Best Sound Editing|Best Sound Effects Editing]] (Rydstrom and Richard Hymns) while it was nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] (Hanks), [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]] (Rodat), [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Music]] (Williams), [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Production Design]] (Sanders and [[Lisa Dean Kavanaugh]]), and [[Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling|Best Makeup]] ([[Lois Burwell]], [[Conor O'Sullivan (make-up artist)|Conor O'Sullivan]], [[Daniel C. Striepeke]]).<ref name="AwardsAcademy"/> ''Saving Private Ryan''{{'}}s unexpected loss of [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] to ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]'' is seen as one of the biggest upsets in the awards history and led DreamWorks executives to accuse its producers, [[Miramax]], of "overly aggressive campaigning".{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="ColliderAccurate"/><ref name="AwardsTimeSnub"/><ref name="AwardsMCSnub"/><ref name="EWSnub"/><ref name="DOGMiramax"/>}} A 2015 poll of academy voters suggested that, given another opportunity, they would have voted ''Saving Private Ryan'' as Best Picture.<ref name="AwardsTHRAcademy"/>

At the [[52nd British Academy Film Awards]], ''Saving Private Ryan'' won [[BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects|Best Special Effects]] and [[BAFTA Award for Best Sound|Best Sound]], and was nominated for [[BAFTA Award for Best Film|Best Film]], [[BAFTA Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]] (Spielberg), and [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor]] (Hanks).<ref name="AwardBaftas"/> At the [[25th Saturn Awards]], it won [[Saturn Award for Best Action or Adventure Film|Best Action, Adventure, or Thriller Film]].<ref name="AwardsSaturnWired"/> The [[3rd Golden Satellite Awards]] also earned the film [[Satellite Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]] (Kahn), and a nomination for [[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actor]] (Sizemore),<ref name="AwardsSatellite"/> as well as [[Empire Award for Best Director|Best Director]] (Spielberg) and [[Empire Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] (Hanks) at the [[4th Empire Awards|Empire Awards]].<ref name="AwardEmpire1"/><ref name="AwardEmpire2"/>

''Saving Private Ryan'' also won awards for Outstanding Directorial Achievement ([[Directors Guild of America]], Spielberg),<ref name="AwardDGA"/> Motion Picture Producer of the Year ([[PGA Awards]], Spielberg, Bryce, Gordon, and Levinsohn),<ref name="AwardsPGA"/> Best Casting ([[Casting Society of America]], Denise Chamian),<ref name="AwardCSA"/> Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture ([[Grammy Awards]], Williams),<ref name="AwardGrammy"/> Best Sound Editing for Dialogue ([[Motion Picture Sound Editors]], Hymns, Rydstrom, Sandina Bailo-Lape, Ethan Van der Ryn, Teresa Eckton, Frank Eulner Karen Wilson, Larry Oatfield, and Bruce Lacey), and Sound Effects (Hymns, Rydstrom, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Larry Singer, Ewa Sztompke Oatfield, Sara Bolder, Denise Whiting, and Thomas Whiting)<ref name="AwardMPSE"/> and Best of Show - Audiovisual ([[Key Art Awards]]).<ref name="AwardKeyArt"/> In 2014, the United States [[Library of Congress]] selected ''Saving Private Ryan'' to be preserved in the [[National Film Registry]] as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".<ref name="FilmRegistry"/>

==Post-release==
===Historical accuracy and veteran responses===
[[File:Into the Jaws of Death 23-0455M edit.jpg|thumb|alt=A photograph of troops disembarking into the ocean from the U.S. Coast Guard-manned USS Samuel Chase at the Fox Green section of Omaha Beach (Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France) on the morning of June 6, 1944|The photograph, ''[[Into the Jaws of Death]]'', taken by [[Robert F. Sargent]] on June 6, 1944. ''Saving Private Ryan'' was lauded for its accurate recreation of the [[Omaha Beach]] landings]]
Several publications highlighted the accuracy of the Omaha Beach assault, down to the sound of gunfire, although some errors were noted, such as bullets killing soldiers underwater, the absence of British [[coxswain]]s steering the boats, and the battle's truncated duration.<ref name="UproxxFacts"/><ref name="ColliderAccurate"/><ref name="TIMEAccuracy"/><ref name="BBCRiled"/> Historical curator John Delaney said:
{{blockquote|It's accurate for that unit on that bit of that beach on that day{{nbsp}}... but you can't say, 'That's what D-Day was like', because it wasn't. Omaha beach is about {{convert|3+1/2|mi|km|spell=in|disp=sqbr}} long. What's happening at one end of the beach isn't what's happening at the other end.<ref name="TelegraphAccuracy"/>}}
Discussing the core narrative, Ambrose said, "It's a stretch that they would send eight soldiers, but it could have been hard to find him{{nbsp}}... the paratroopers were scattered everywhere."<ref name="SeattleTimesWriters"/>

Many World War II veterans described the opening of ''Saving Private Ryan'' as depicting the most realistic representation of combat. Another veteran, interviewed by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', said "I remember when I walked out into the lobby of the moviehouse, not a single person coming out of that showing said one word{{spaces}}... everybody was stunned by it{{spaces}}... It just brought back so many memories."<ref name="TIMEAccuracy"/><ref name="basinger199810"/> There were various reports of some veterans being unable to finish watching ''Saving Private Ryan'' because of the memories it brought back.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="UproxxFacts"/><ref name="FarOutIntentions"/><ref name="ftu19980815"/><ref name="IndependentIE"/>}} The [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs]] created a dedicated phoneline for viewers affected by the film, and more veterans visited counselors for [[post traumatic stress disorder]].<ref name="FarOutIntentions"/><ref name="NYTimesJuly271998"/><ref name="PhillyVets"/>

The rest of the film is less historically accurate. Fictitious elements include the nonexistent town of Ramelle, the battle associated with it, certain military tactical errors (included for dramatic effect), much of the dialogue, and some of the methods used to locate Ryan.<ref name="ColliderAccurate"/><ref name="TIMEAccuracy"/> ''[[Total Film]]'' and some non U.S. veterans were critical of the lack of other Allied forces throughout the film.<ref name="BBCRiled"/><ref name="TotalFilm"/> British broadcaster [[Channel 4]] said that these critics had missed the point of the film, in that it was "unashamedly an American story".<ref name="Channel4"/>

===Home media===
''Saving Private Ryan'' was released on [[VHS]] in May 1999.<ref name="WAPOVideo"/> It became the most successful rental debut of its time, earning $9.6{{nbsp}}million in its first week and $44{{nbsp}}million by July 1999.<ref name="VarietyVHSSE"/><ref name="FarOutIntentions"/> A limited edition two-VHS version was released in November 1999, adding a making-of documentary, as well as a message from Spielberg about D-Day and the [[The National WWII Museum|National D-Day Museum]].<ref name="VarietyVHSSE"/>

A [[DVD-Video|DVD]] was released alongside the limited edition VHS, with the same extras.<ref name="EWDVD1999"/><ref name="VarietyDVDSE2004"/> A two-disc Special Collector's Edition DVD set was released in May 2004 to coincide with the 60th anniversary of D-Day.<ref name="IGNDVDSE2004"/> This edition included additional content, including [[behind-the-scenes]] content recorded during filming. Spielberg discussed his interest in WWII, the Niland brothers, the story and character development, the cast's boot camp experience, the involvement of the Irish army and locations, the recreation of Omaha Beach, the music, sound effects, and a farewell from Spielberg.<ref name="IGNDVDSE2004"/> This was released alongside a four-disc deluxe "The World War II Collection" DVD package that included a collectible book and two documentaries: ''Price for Peace'' (directed by [[James Moll]]) about the use of dogs in WWII, and ''Shooting War'' (directed by Richard Schickel) about combat photographers, with narration by Hanks.<ref name="VarietyDVDSE2004"/><ref name="IGNDVDSE2004WWIICollection"/>

''Saving Private Ryan'' was released as a two-disc [[Blu-ray]] in May 2010, including all previously released special features apart from ''Price for Peace''.<ref name="IGNBluRayFeb2010"/><ref name="IGNBluRayJun2010"/> [[Paramount Home Entertainment]] issued a recall of the Blu-rays after discovering that some versions featured an audio synchronization issue. The defect was fixed in versions re-released later that month.<ref name="IGNBluRayMay2010"/> For the film's 20th anniversary in 2018, a three-disc "Commemorative 20th Anniversary" Blu-ray set was released, including a [[4K Ultra HD Blu-ray]] and all previously released features.<ref name="BluRay2018HiDef"/>

===Other media===
A novelization, written by [[Max Allan Collins]] and Rodat, was released alongside the film.<ref name="NovelWorldCat"/><ref name="NovelIAMTW"/> ''Saving Private Ryan: The Men, the Mission, the Movie : A Film by Steven Spielberg'' was also released in 1998. It features illustrations, color plates, extracts from the screenplay and Ambrose's works, as well as commentary by crew including Spielberg, Hanks, and Damon.<ref name="BookWorldCat"/><ref name="BookTorontoLibrary"/>

==Thematic analysis==
===Patriotism===
Leading into the early 21st century, there was renewed focus in America on glorifying the generation that had fought in WWII, depicted in films such as ''Saving Private Ryan'' and ''The Thin Red Line'', the miniseries ''[[Band of Brothers (miniseries)|Band of Brothers]]'' (2001), books such as ''[[The Greatest Generation (book)|The Greatest Generation]]'' (1998), and construction of a [[World War II Memorial]] in Washington, D.C.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="ThemesBBC"/><ref name="NYTimesSumRevSep98"/><ref name="ReviewTimeSchickelPage1"/>{{sfn|Sokołowska-Paryż|2022|p=4}}{{sfn|Auster|2002|p=99}}}} Many publications believed this resurgence of interest in the war to be a response to decades of American cynicism toward the nation's [[Vietnam syndrome|failure in the Vietnam War]] (1955–1975), and anticlimactic victories in the [[Cold War|Cold]] and [[Gulf War]]s that resulted in little diplomatic success or celebration.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="ThemesBBC"/><ref name="NYTimesSumRevSep98"/><ref name="ReviewTimeSchickelPage1"/>{{sfn|Sokołowska-Paryż|2022|p=4}}{{sfn|Auster|2002|p=99}}{{sfn|Auster|2002|p=100}}}}

Many films about the Vietnam War depicted its American combatants as self-hating, "deeply troubled, or even psychotic," offered little respect, and portrayed the conflict itself as one mired in dread, anxiety, and general negativity.<ref name="ThemesBBC"/><ref name="NYTimesSumRevSep98"/><ref name="ReviewTimeSchickelPage1"/>{{sfn|Sokołowska-Paryż|2022|p=4}} Literature professor Marzena Sokołowska-Paryż said the worship of WWII as "the last Good War" and its veterans as "the [[Greatest Generation|greatest generation]]" represented a "therapeutic [form of] patriotism" designed to rehabilitate the modern image of combatants as the enduring legacy of WWII soldiers and the core American national identity while forgetting any lingering guilt over the Vietnam War.{{sfn|Sokołowska-Paryż|2022|p=4}}<ref name="NYTimesSumRevSep98"/> Film scholar Albert Auster described this reappraisal as a reversal of attitudes up to the early 1990s where historical wars, including WWII, were not beyond criticism and, particularly in response to the Vietnam War, literary critics aimed to undo the impression of WWII as the "Good War".{{sfn|Auster|2002|p=99}} ''Saving Private Ryan'' is American-centric, beginning and ending with an image of the nation's flag fluttering in the wind, a desaturated image suggesting a nostalgic image of "the deep pride we once felt in our flag".<ref name="ReviewTimeSchickelPage1"/><ref name="ThemesAtlantic"/><ref name="Channel4"/> Stephen Holden described it as "a wholehearted celebration of American pluck and virtue and honor".<ref name="NYTimesSumRevSep98"/>

Holden and Ebert disagreed with the view of some critics that ''Saving Private Ryan''{{'}}s "harrowing" and realistic combat scenes were a [[anti-war movement|statement against war]]. They wrote that it accepts war as a necessity and portrays its main characters not as symbols, but as real people trying to kill the enemy without getting themselves killed.<ref name="NYTimesSumRevSep98"/><ref name="Privatespielberg"/><ref name="EbertHanks"/>{{sfn|Bodnar|2001|p=805}} The scenes of the elderly Ryan visiting Miller's grave with his family received some criticism.<ref name="NYTimesSumRevSep98"/><ref name="ThemesAtlantic"/> Author [[John Biguenet]] queried how such a "savage and unsentimental film" could conclude with a scene so sentimentalized. Spielberg said in making the film he was meant to "wave the flag and be patriotic," but that the reality of his father's experiences made him want to also convey the harsh reality.<ref name="ThemesAtlantic"/> The Omaha Beach landing establishes the distance between the commanders safe at home who order Ryan be rescued, and the soldiers endangered in doing so.<ref name="ReviewEbert"/>{{sfn|Bodnar|2001|p=806}} It is a sentimental mission intended to spare one family the grief of losing all of its sons, but Miller refers to it as a public relations scheme designed to boost civilian morale.<ref name="EbertHanks"/><ref name="ThemesAtlantic"/> General Marshall quotes a letter by Abraham Lincoln to a similarly affected family, but where Lincoln's letter expresses sentiment and patriotic sacrifice to the mother, it is not sentimental nor does it claim that her grief is greater than any other mother who lost her child at war.{{sfn|Bodnar|2001|p=812}}<ref name="ThemesAtlantic"/> Biguenet said Marshall, in comparison, confuses sentimentality for morality.<ref name="ThemesAtlantic"/>

Despite the patriotic American imagery, the characters of ''Saving Private Ryan'' do not discuss their home country or protecting democracy from [[fascism]]. The soldiers are only concerned with returning home to their loved ones. Miller's men openly state that they do not care about Ryan, but Miller says that he will go into metaphorical Hell to save him, if it means Miller can return to his wife. The soldiers actively fighting are not sentimental about their mission.<ref name="ThemesAtlantic"/>

Turan and Biguenet said ''Saving Private Ryan'' "feels like an official act of atonement" for modern generations failing to acknowledge the "courage and sacrifice" of WWII soldiers. When Miller tells Ryan to "earn this," he is effectively speaking about the debt owed to veterans who made "the ultimate sacrifice" for their country.<ref name="NYTimesSumRevSep98"/><ref name="ThemesAtlantic"/><ref name="LATimes2018Spielberg"/>{{sfn|Bodnar|2001|p=815}} Biguenet called this a "terrible, impossible order", a moral burden that Ryan will carry until his own death because there is no way to compensate the high price paid by Miller's men. Spielberg suggested the answer was in the living paying homage to the fallen soldiers and the freedom for which they fought.<ref name="ThemesAtlantic"/> History professor John Bodnar described the image of the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial as depicting a national unity with row after row of white grave markers, serving as a permanent reminder "to other nations of the sacrifices made by the United States".{{sfn|Bodnar|2001|p=806}}

===Morality and humanity===
Unlike some older WWII films that portrayed the soldiers as infallible heroes, ''Saving Private Ryan'' presents battles fought by brave but frightened civilians, the majority of whom at Omaha Beach were not combat veterans.<ref name="ThemesAtlantic"/><ref name="EbertHanks"/> Ebert believed much of the audience, including himself, would identify with Upham, someone completely unprepared for the realities of war but who must fight regardless.<ref name="ReviewEbert"/> Miller is the opposite: an experienced soldier who is scared and anxious because he knows exactly what to expect and is haunted by his responsibility for the lives of his men.<ref name="ThemesAtlantic"/><ref name="EbertHanks"/><ref name="ReviewLATimesTuran"/><ref name="FarOutMiller"/> Although 94 men have died under his command, Miller rationalizes that he can prioritize his mission over his men because each sacrifice was responsible for saving many more lives. However, his mission to rescue Ryan demands he risk the lives of several men to save just one.<ref name="ThemesAtlantic"/> Turan said Miller's trembling hands were a sign that he is "dangerously close to coming apart".<ref name="ReviewLATimesTuran"/> ''Far Out'' magazine wrote that the focus on Miller's ailment acknowledges the side effects of war such as post-traumatic stress disorder, something he suppresses to fulfil his duty.<ref name="FarOutMiller"/>

Spielberg said the mission to rescue Ryan cannot be morally or patriotically justified, risking eight lives to save one. This theme is reinforced when they encounter the sole survivor of a glider crash caused by heavy steel shielding added to protect a single general on board, resulting in 22 deaths. No character claims that the mission of Miller and his men is heroic, and the men express the grief their own mothers will feel should they be killed on this endeavor. The "toughest" soldier, Horvath, gives it meaning when he tells Miller that saving Ryan could be the one decent thing they can accomplish in "this whole godawful, shitty mess". Biguenet said that Spielberg is explicitly condemning their mission as an immoral act to force upon soldiers.<ref name="ThemesAtlantic"/> Ebert considered the decision to deviate from the mission to attack the German gun nest on the way to Ramelle to be a deliberate rebellion against their orders. The action is not part of their mission and it is possible to avoid the situation entirely, but it grants the soldiers the opportunity to do what they came to Europe for: to fight a war.<ref name="ReviewEbert"/> Hanks said the decision to stay with Ryan and defend Ramelle was the characters "bringing meaning to a situation that until then had been absurd".<ref name="EbertHanks"/>

While film critic Andrew Sarris found the German characters to match evil archetypes found in other WWII films, concluding with Upham's lesson that Steamboat Willie should have been killed earlier, ''Saving Private Ryan'' does not portray the Allied soldiers as unimpeachable heroes.<ref name="ReviewObserver"/><ref name="ThemesIndependent"/><ref name="ThemesAtlantic"/> Following Omaha Beach, two Allied soldiers laugh as they execute two pleading German soldiers, but the soldiers are speaking Czech, indicating they are potentially from German-conquered Czechoslovakia, forcibly conscripted into the war effort.<ref name="ThemesIndependent"/><ref name="ThemesAtlantic"/> Biguenet wrote that the Germans are not portrayed as any worse than the Americans, as they are similarly affected by the horrors of war and casually execute downed American soldiers. In ''Saving Private Ryan'', allegiances do not matter, all men are equal, and rules only matter until they conflict with the mission objective.{{sfn|Prior|2000|pp=142–143}}{{sfn|Auster|2002|p=102}}

Upham's transformation from cowardly interpreter to Willie's executioner shows the transformative realities of combat.<ref name="ThemesAtlantic"/> [[William J. Prior]] and Auster wrote that Upham represents respect for human life and moral decency when he interferes to prevent Steamboat Willie's execution, despite the fact that it would protect the mission. He offers the intellectual perspective of a civilian, but his lack of combat experience makes him unable to kill the prisoner, which results in the deaths of many of his allies.{{sfn|Prior|2000|pp=142–143}}{{sfn|Auster|2002|p=102}} Miller's experience means he is conscious of the risk involved in releasing Willie, but he is simultaneously struggling to cling to his own humanity and decency, believing that every time he kills he is moving "farther from home". Although Willie is the enemy, he is also a human with his own right to exist, and summarily executing him would further distance Miller from the self he and his wife knew.{{sfn|Prior|2000|p=143}} His decision to spare Willie and reveal his civilian background, returns to him a semblance of his humanity.{{sfn|Auster|2002|p=102}}

== Legacy ==
===Cultural influence===
{{see also|World War II in popular culture}}
''Saving Private Ryan'' was credited with renewing interest in World War II leading into the 21st century.<ref name="LATimesInvasion"/><ref name="FarOutIntentions"/><ref name="ColliderInterest"/> [[NBC News]] wrote that in presenting audiences with its "stomach-churning violence and soul-shaking intensity of that pivotal chapter in the war", the film had reshaped the United States' "cultural memory".<ref name="LegacyNBC"/>  It is regarded as one of the most accurate and realistic war films ever made, particularly for the opening Omaha Beach battle.<ref name="LegacyFarOut"/><ref name="LegacyNBC"/> Film historian Steven Jay Rubin said, "It was a game-changer{{nbsp}}... it was devastatingly dramatic, visceral, immersive. I didn't touch my popcorn because it felt sacrilegious to eat while I'm watching it."<ref name="LegacyNBC"/> Even so, director and Vietnam War veteran Oliver Stone claimed that ''Saving Private Ryan'' depicted a "worship" of WWII as "the good war" that, alongside films such as ''[[Gladiator (2000 film)|Gladiator]]'' (2000) and ''[[Black Hawk Down (film)|Black Hawk Down]]'', made audiences more in favor of war: "By the time of the [[Iraq War]], we were ready to go back."<ref name="OliverStone"/> American academic [[Paul Fussell]] similarly decried ''Saving Private Ryan'' for providing an "honest, harrowing, 15-minute opening" of Omaha Beach before descending into more broadly acceptable action-adventure fare. He said, "Its genre was pure cowboys and Indians, with the virtuous cowboys of course victorious."<ref name="SlateFussell"/>

The film is considered to have had a lasting influence on filmmaking, particularly its opening battle scenes.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="LegacyNBC"/><ref name="LATimesInvasion"/><ref name="LegacyVanityFair"/><ref name="ColliderNolan"/><ref name="ColliderAccurate"/><ref name="LATimes2018Spielberg"/><ref name="TimeOutTarantino"/><ref name="Altman"/>}} ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' wrote, "no films about combat made since would look the way they do without the de-saturated, handheld, blood-splatters-and-all horror of cinema that is this extended sequence{{nbsp}}... it's a terrifying scene, either honorable or exploitative in its all vérité, depending on whom you ask. Regardless of any moral assessment, it's easily one of the most aped and referenced scenes of the late 20th century."<ref name="LegacyVanityFair"/><ref name="LATimesInvasion"/> ''Saving Private Ryan'' was named by other directors as an influence, such as [[Quentin Tarantino]]  (''[[Inglourious Basterds]]'', 2009), [[Christopher Nolan]] (''[[Dunkirk (2017 film)|Dunkirk]]'', 2017), and [[Robert Altman]].{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="ColliderNolan"/><ref name="ColliderAccurate"/><ref name="LATimes2018Spielberg"/><ref name="TimeOutTarantino"/><ref name="Altman"/><ref name="LegacyNBC"/>}} The ''Los Angeles Times'' wrote that ''Saving Private Ryan''{{'}}s stylistic choices, such as placing the audience close to the on-screen action, can be seen in war and action media that followed. This includes films such as ''Gladiator'' (2000), ''[[Enemy at the Gates]]'', ''[[Pearl Harbor (film)|Pearl Harbor]]'' (both 2001), ''[[Flags of Our Fathers (film)|Flags of Our Fathers]]'' (2006), ''[[Hacksaw Ridge]]'' (2016), the "psychological anguish" of ''[[American Sniper]]'' (2014), and modern superhero films.<ref name="LATimes2018Spielberg"/><ref name="LegacyNBC"/> Cinematographer [[Oren Soffer]] cited the film's battle sequences as an influence on those in [[Gareth Edwards (filmmaker)|Gareth Edwards]]' science fiction film ''[[The Creator (2023 film)|The Creator]]'' (2023), for which he served as co-cinematographer with [[Greig Fraser]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2025/artisans/news/saving-private-ryan-steven-spielberg-impact-hollywood-action-1236487406/ |title=‘Saving Private Ryan’: How Steven Spielberg’s Handheld Techniques, Low Angles and Blood Splatters Changed Hollywood Action Sequences |last=Tangcay |first=Jazz |date=August 12, 2025 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=August 25, 2025}}</ref> This influence extends to television, with shows such as ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' ("[[The Spoils of War (Game of Thrones)|The Spoils of War]]", 2017) and ''[[The Pacific (miniseries)|The Pacific]]'' (2010).<ref name="LATimes2018Spielberg"/><ref name="THRGoT"/> ''Saving Private Ryan'' is also seen as an influence on video games.<ref name="LegacyVanityFair"/><ref name="LegacyNBC"/> Spielberg and DreamWorks developed ''[[Medal of Honor (1999 video game)|Medal of Honor]]'' (1999) to translate the realism and setting of ''Saving Private Ryan''. Its success launched a [[Medal of Honor (video game series)|series of ''Medal of Honor'' games]], which, in turn, contributed to the creation of the ''[[Call of Duty]]'' series.<ref name="DOGMedalofHonor"/><ref name="YahooVideoGames"/><ref name="NYTimesGames"/>

===Retrospective reception===
''Saving Private Ryan'' is considered one of the [[List of films considered the best|greatest war films ever made]].{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="DOGStarsLaunched"/><ref name="GreatestWarEmpire"/><ref name="GreatestWarEsquire"/><ref name="GreatestWarEW"/><ref name="GreatestWarIndependent"/><ref name="GreatestWarParade"/><ref name="GreatestWarPaste"/><ref name="GreatestWarPOPMatters"/><ref name="GreatestWarRottenTomatoes"/><ref name="GreatestWarTimeOut"/><ref name="GreatestWarVulture"/><!-- EPIC --><ref name="ColliderAccurate"/><ref name="EpicGuardian"/><ref name="ASCMagJanusz"/>}} In a 2018 interview, Spielberg said, "I didn't anticipate the success of the movie{{nbsp}}... in very early screenings, certain associates and other people in my life were saying that I made it too tough. I feared that almost nobody would see it because the word of mouth would spread quickly after the first 25 minutes."<ref name="LATimes2018Spielberg"/>

In 2007, the [[American Film Institute]] (AFI) listed ''Saving Private Ryan'' as [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)|71st-greatest American film]].<ref name="AFI10thedition"/> The AFI listed it among the most [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills|thrilling]], [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers|inspiring]], and [[AFI's 10 Top 10#Epic|epic]] American films.<ref name="AFIthrills"/><ref name="AFIcheers"/><ref name="AFItop10"/> A 2014 poll of 2,120 entertainment industry professionals by ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' ranked ''Saving Private Ryan'' as the 46th-best film.<ref name="THRJun14"/> Publications such as ''[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]'' and ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' named it one of the greatest films of all time.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="GreatestAllTimeEmpire2017"/><ref name="GreatestAllTimeEmpire2022"/><ref name="GreatestAllTimeParade"/><ref name="Variety1002022"/>}} ''Saving Private Ryan'' is included in the 2013 film reference book ''[[1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die]]'',{{sfn|Schneider|2013}} and it is listed on [[Rotten Tomatoes]]' 300 essential movies.<ref name="RT300"/> The film is generally considered to be among the best of Spielberg's works,{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="BestSpielbergCollider"/><ref name="BestSpielbergIndependent"/><ref name="BestSpielbergAVClub"/><ref name="BestSpielbergParade"/><ref name="BestSpielbergThrillist"/><ref name="BestSpielbergGuardian"/><ref name="BestSpielbergVulture"/>}} and of Hanks's credits.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name="BestHanksIndependent"/><ref name="BestHanksPaste"/><ref name="BestHanksIndieWire"/><ref name="BestHanksParade"/><ref name="BestHanksVulture"/><ref name="BestHanksGuardian"/>}} In a 2025 retrospective by ''[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]'', ''Saving Private Ryan'' was listed among the best movies to have not won the Best Picture Academy Award.<ref name="VultureBestAcademy"/>

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a {{RT data|score}} approval rating across {{RT data|count}} critics, with an average score of {{RT data|average}}. The consensus reads; "Anchored by another winning performance from Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg's unflinchingly realistic war film virtually redefines the genre."<ref name="RottenTomatoes"/> The film has a score of 91 out of 100 on [[Metacritic]], based on 38 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref name="MetaCritic"/> ''Saving Private Ryan'' has remained popular with audiences, with reader and viewer-ranked polling listing it as one of the greatest war films,<ref name="GreatestAudienceWARGuardian"/><ref name="GreatestAudienceWARChannel4"/> among the greatest films of the 1990s, and the greatest films of all time.<ref name="GreatestAudienceRSAUS"/><ref name="GreatestAudience90sUS"/>

==Footnotes==
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==References==
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<ref name="AFIthrills">{{cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/100years/thrills.aspx |title=AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills |date=2001 |website=[[American Film Institute]] |access-date=September 5, 2010 |archive-date=December 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225212216/http://afi.com/100Years/thrills.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="AFIcheers">{{cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/100years/cheers.aspx |title=AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers |date=2008 |website=[[American Film Institute]] |access-date=October 23, 2010 |archive-date=December 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225213357/http://afi.com/100Years/cheers.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="AFItop10">{{cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/10top10/category.aspx?cat=10 |title=AFI's 10 Top 10: Top 10 Epic |date=2008 |website=[[American Film Institute]] |access-date=October 23, 2010 |archive-date=July 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701074755/http://www.afi.com/10top10/category.aspx?cat=10 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Altman">{{cite web |first=Robert |last=Altman |author-link=Robert Altman |url=https://www.lib.umich.edu/online-exhibits/exhibits/show/altman/item/5583?exhibit=149&page=1305 |title=Letter From Robert Altman To Steven Spielberg, 1998 |website=[[University of Michigan]] |access-date=January 12, 2022 |archive-date=March 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315175624/https://www.lib.umich.edu/online-exhibits/exhibits/show/altman/item/5583?exhibit=149&page=1305 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Amblin1">{{cite web |first=Hillel |last=Atalie |url=https://apnews.com/article/5dd4721b60db7eb58d210eeb81a0ffe2 |title=At the Movies: ''Saving Private Ryan'' |date=July 22, 1998 |website=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=January 18, 2022 |archive-date=January 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117223255/https://apnews.com/article/5dd4721b60db7eb58d210eeb81a0ffe2 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="Ambin2">{{cite web |first=Stephen J. |last=Dubner |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/1999/mar/21/stevenspielberg |title=Inside The Dream Factory |date=March 21, 1999 |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=January 18, 2022 |archive-date=January 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112084342/https://www.theguardian.com/film/1999/mar/21/stevenspielberg |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="ASCMagJanusz">{{cite web |first=Christopher |last=Probst |title=The Last Great War: ''Saving Private Ryan'' |url=https://ascmag.com/articles/saving-private-ryan-the-last-great-war |website=[[American Cinematographer]] |date=June 7, 2017 |access-date=December 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517075246/https://ascmag.com/articles/saving-private-ryan-the-last-great-war |archive-date=May 17, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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*{{cite web |title=Five Star General |url=https://theasc.com/magazine/aug98/five/ |website=[[American Cinematographer]] |access-date=December 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530182446/https://theasc.com/magazine/aug98/five/ |archive-date=May 30, 2022 |url-status=live |page=1}}
*{{cite web |title=Five Star General |url=https://theasc.com/magazine/aug98/five/pg2.htm |website=[[American Cinematographer]] |access-date=December 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106161640/http://www.theasc.com/magazine/aug98/five/pg2.htm |archive-date=January 6, 2009 |url-status=live |page=2}}
*{{cite web |title=Five Star General |url=https://theasc.com/magazine/aug98/five/pg3.htm |website=[[American Cinematographer]] |access-date=December 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106131403/http://www.theasc.com/magazine/aug98/five/pg3.htm |archive-date=January 6, 2009 |url-status=live |page=3}}
*{{cite web |title=Five Star General |url=https://theasc.com/magazine/aug98/five/pg4.htm |website=[[American Cinematographer]] |access-date=December 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106151348/http://www.theasc.com/magazine/aug98/five/pg4.htm |archive-date=January 6, 2009 |url-status=live |page=4}}
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<ref name="AwardsAcademy">{{cite web |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1999 |title=The 71st Academy Awards - 1999 |website=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |access-date=January 8, 2023 |archive-date=October 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018115814/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1999 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="AwardBaftas">{{cite web |title=Film In 1999 |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1999/film |website=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] |access-date=January 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102152321/http://awards.bafta.org/award/1999/film |archive-date=November 2, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="AwardsGG">{{cite web |first1=Bill |last1=Higgins |first2=Jenny |last2=Hontz |title=''Truman'', ''Bard'' Win Noms |url=https://variety.com/1998/film/news/truman-bard-win-noms-1117489548/ |date=December 17, 1998 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=January 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108221346/https://variety.com/1998/film/news/truman-bard-win-noms-1117489548/ |archive-date=January 8, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="AwardsGG2">{{cite web |first1=Dave |last1=Karger |first2=Tricia |last2=Laine |title=The Golden Globe Winners |url=https://ew.com/article/1999/02/05/golden-globe-winners/ |date=February 5, 1999 |website=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=January 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108221345/https://ew.com/article/1999/02/05/golden-globe-winners/ |archive-date=January 8, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="AwardsSatellite">{{cite web |title=1999 3rd Annual Satellite Awards |url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards1999.shtml |website=[[International Press Academy]] |access-date=January 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080201175700/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards1999.shtml |archive-date=February 1, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
<ref name="AwardsSaturnWired">{{cite web |last=Rice |first=Andrew |title=Invasion Of The Saturn Winners |website=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |url=https://www.wired.com/1999/06/invasion-of-the-saturn-winners/ |date=June 10, 1999 |access-date=January 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228171342/https://www.wired.com/1999/06/invasion-of-the-saturn-winners/ |archive-date=December 28, 2022 |url-status=live |url-access=limited}}</ref>

<ref name="AwardCSA">{{cite web |title=1999 Artios Awards |url=https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/1999 |date=September 22, 1999 |website=[[Casting Society of America]] |access-date=January 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006031501/https://www.castingsociety.com/awards/artios/1999 |archive-date=October 6, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="AwardDGA">{{cite web |first=Emile |last=Laurac |title=''Private Ryan'' Wins For Spielberg |url=https://www.independent.ie/world-news/private-ryan-wins-for-spielberg-26155798.html |date=March 8, 1999 |website=[[Irish Independent]] |access-date=January 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109111757/https://www.independent.ie/world-news/private-ryan-wins-for-spielberg-26155798.html |archive-date=January 9, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="AwardEmpire1">{{cite web |title=Empire Awards 1999 - Best Actor |url=http://www.empireonline.co.uk/features/awards99/bactor.html |website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |access-date=January 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000819093236/http://www.empireonline.co.uk/features/awards99/bactor.html |archive-date=August 19, 2000 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="AwardEmpire2">{{cite web |title=Empire Awards 1999 - Best Director |url=http://www.empireonline.co.uk/features/awards99/bdir.html |website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |access-date=January 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000819093228/http://www.empireonline.co.uk/features/awards99/bdir.html |archive-date=August 19, 2000 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="AwardGrammy">{{cite web |first= |last= |title=1999 Grammy Awards // Lauryn Hill Wins Album of the Year; Madonna, ''Titanic'' Get 3 Grammys |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1999/02/25/1999-grammy-awards-lauryn-hill-wins-album-of-the-year-madonna-titanic-get-3-grammys/ |date=February 25, 1999 |website=[[Tampa Bay Times]] |access-date=January 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109111756/https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1999/02/25/1999-grammy-awards-lauryn-hill-wins-album-of-the-year-madonna-titanic-get-3-grammys/ |archive-date=January 9, 2023 |url-status=live |url-access=limited}}</ref>

<ref name="AwardKeyArt">{{cite web |first=Teresa |last=Buyikian |title=Paramount, DreamWorks Nab Top Key Art Awards |url=https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/paramount-dreamworks-nab-top-key-art-awards-31141/ |date=June 28, 1999 |website=[[Adweek]] |access-date=January 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109113642/https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/paramount-dreamworks-nab-top-key-art-awards-31141/ |archive-date=January 9, 2023 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}</ref>

<ref name="AwardMPSE">{{cite web |title=''Ryan'' Nabs Golden Reel |url=https://variety.com/1999/film/news/ryan-nabs-golden-reel-1117492538/ |date=March 21, 1999 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=January 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109113132/https://variety.com/1999/film/news/ryan-nabs-golden-reel-1117492538/ |archive-date=January 9, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="AwardsPGA">{{cite web |first=Nick |last=Madigan |title='PVT.' 1st Class |url=https://variety.com/1999/film/news/pvt-1st-class-1117491899/ |date=March 4, 1999 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=January 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016074656/https://variety.com/1999/film/news/pvt-1st-class-1117491899/ |archive-date=October 16, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="AwardsTimeSnub">{{cite web |url=https://entertainment.time.com/2013/02/20/oscar-robbery-10-controversial-best-picture-races/slide/1999-saving-private-ryan-vs-shakespeare-in-love/ |title=Oscar Robbery: 10 Controversial Best Picture Races |website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=February 20, 2013 |access-date=May 21, 2015 |last=Susman |first=Gary |archive-date=May 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501195032/http://entertainment.time.com/2013/02/20/oscar-robbery-10-controversial-best-picture-races/slide/1999-saving-private-ryan-vs-shakespeare-in-love/ |url-status=live |url-access=limited}}</ref>

<ref name="AwardsMCSnub">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/feature/least-deserving-oscar-winners-and-snubs |title=The Least Deserving Best Picture Winners Since 1990 |first=Nick |last=Hyman |website=[[Metacritic]] |date=February 22, 2011 |access-date=May 21, 2015 |archive-date=March 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323191647/http://www.metacritic.com/feature/least-deserving-oscar-winners-and-snubs |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="AwardsTHRAcademy">{{Cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/recount-oscar-voters-today-would-773522 |title=Recount! Oscar Voters Today Would Make ''Brokeback Mountain'' Best Picture Over ''Crash'' |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=February 18, 2015 |access-date=January 3, 2020 |archive-date=January 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122094645/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/recount-oscar-voters-today-would-773522 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="basinger199810">{{cite web |url=http://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/perspectives-on-history/october-1998/translating-war-the-combat-film-genre-and-saving-private-ryan |title=Translating War: The Combat Film Genre And ''Saving Private Ryan'' |last=Basinger |first=Jeanine |website=[[American Historical Association]] |date=October 1998 |access-date=March 4, 2015 |archive-date=February 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215224050/http://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/perspectives-on-history/october-1998/translating-war-the-combat-film-genre-and-saving-private-ryan |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="BBCRiled">{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/299784.stm |title=Veterans Riled By ''Ryan'' |website=[[BBC]] |date=March 19, 1999 |access-date=January 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129211622/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/299784.stm |archive-date=November 29, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="BBCBeach">{{cite web |first=Shane |last=Harrison |title=Tom Hanks Learned ''Saving Private Ryan'' Lines From Helmet On Irish Beach |website=[[BBC]] |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62175123 |date=July 15, 2022 |access-date=December 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210110706/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62175123 |archive-date=December 10, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="BestHanksIndependent">{{cite web |first=Adam |last=White |title=10 Best Tom Hanks Movies Ever Made |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/tom-hanks-movies-best-list-forrest-gump-saving-private-ryan-big-mister-rogers-a9304451.html |date=January 30, 2020 |website=[[The Independent]] |access-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113232532/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/tom-hanks-movies-best-list-forrest-gump-saving-private-ryan-big-mister-rogers-a9304451.html |archive-date=January 13, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="BestHanksPaste">{{cite web |first=Josh |last=Jackson |title=The 25 Best Tom Hanks Movies |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/tom-hanks/best-tom-hanks-movies/ |date=November 23, 2021 |website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |access-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113234002/https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/tom-hanks/best-tom-hanks-movies/ |archive-date=January 13, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="BestHanksIndieWire">{{cite web |first=Alison |last=Foreman |title=The 15 Best Tom Hanks Movies, from ''Cast Away'' to ''Toy Story'' to ''Big'' |url=https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/best-tom-hanks-movies/msdleof-co005/ |date=September 6, 2022 |website=[[IndieWire]] |access-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113234004/https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/best-tom-hanks-movies/msdleof-co005/ |archive-date=January 13, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="BestHanksParade">{{cite web |first=Samuel R. |last=Murrian |title=The Most Beloved Star Around! We Ranked the 27 Best Tom Hanks Movies of All Time, from ''Big'' to ''Elvis'' |url=https://parade.com/1396552/samuelmurrian/tom-hanks-movies/ |date=June 26, 2022 |website=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]] |access-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116232147/https://parade.com/1396552/samuelmurrian/tom-hanks-movies/ |archive-date=January 16, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="BestHanksVulture">{{cite web |first1=Will |last1=Leitch |first2=Tim |last2=Grierson |title=Every Tom Hanks Movie, Ranked |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/best-tom-hanks-movies-ranked.html |date=September 9, 2022 |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |access-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226154723/https://www.vulture.com/article/best-tom-hanks-movies-ranked.html |archive-date=December 26, 2022 |url-status=live |url-access=limited}}</ref>

<ref name="BestHanksGuardian">{{cite web |first=Peter |last=Bradshaw |author-link=Peter Bradshaw |title=The 25 best Tom Hanks films – Ranked! |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/mar/26/tom-hanks-25-best-performances-ranked |date=March 26, 2020 |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215145002/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/mar/26/tom-hanks-25-best-performances-ranked |archive-date=December 15, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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<ref name="BestSpielbergAVClub">{{cite web |first1=Jack |last1=Smart |first2=Murtada |last2=Elfadl |first3=Matthew |last3=Huff |first4=Richard |last4=Newby |first5=Matthew |last5=Jackson |first6=Brandon |last6=Kirby |first7=Luke Y. |last7=Thompson |first8=Ian |last8=Spelling |first9=Todd |last9=Gilchrist|first10=  Phil |last10= Pirrello |first11=Brent |last11=Simon |first12=Don |last12=Lewis |first13=Mark |last13=Keizer |first14=Scott |last14=Huver |title=Ranking All 34 Of Steven Spielberg's Feature Films |url=https://www.avclub.com/steven-spielberg-films-movies-ranked-et-jaws-fabelmans-1849773614/slides/31 |date=November 22, 2022 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |access-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115190450/https://www.avclub.com/steven-spielberg-films-movies-ranked-et-jaws-fabelmans-1849773614/slides/31 |archive-date=January 15, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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<ref name="BestSpielbergGuardian">{{cite web |first=Ryan |last=Gilbey |title=All Steven Spielberg's films – Ranked! |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/oct/13/all-steven-spielberg-films-ranked-director-the-fabelmans-et-harrison-ford |date=October 13, 2022 |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113011230/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/oct/13/all-steven-spielberg-films-ranked-director-the-fabelmans-et-harrison-ford |archive-date=January 13, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="BestSpielbergVulture">{{cite web |first1=Will |last1=Leitch |first2=Tim |last2=Grierson |title=Every Steven Spielberg Movie, Ranked |url=https://www.vulture.com/best-steven-spielberg-movies-ranked |date=November 23, 2022 |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |access-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211121938/https://www.vulture.com/best-steven-spielberg-movies-ranked |archive-date=December 11, 2022 |url-status=live |url-access=limited}}</ref>

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<ref name="BOMWeekendsList">{{cite web |title=Saving Private Ryan Domestic Weekend |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3396044289/weekend/ |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=January 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129211531/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3396044289/weekend/ |archive-date=November 29, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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<ref name="BOMWeekend3JAug7">{{cite web |title=Domestic 1998 Weekend 32 August 7-9, 1998 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/1998W32/?ref_=bo_rl_table_3 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=January 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108175740/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/1998W32/?ref_=bo_rl_table_3 |archive-date=January 8, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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<ref name="BOM1998DOMESTIC">{{cite web |title=Domestic Box Office For 1998 |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/1998/?grossesOption=totalGrosses |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=January 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714025137/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/1998/?grossesOption=totalGrosses |archive-date=July 14, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="BOMWORLDWIDE1998">{{cite web |title=1998 Worldwide Box Office |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/1998/ |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=January 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221234024/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/world/1998/ |archive-date=December 21, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="BOMAllReleases">{{cite web |title=''Saving Private Ryan'' (1998) |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0120815/ |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112203826/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0120815/ |archive-date=January 12, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="BluRay2018HiDef">{{cite web |first=M. Enois |last=Duarte |title=''Saving Private Ryan'' - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Ultra HD Review |url=https://ultrahd.highdefdigest.com/57389/savingprivateryanultrahdbluray.html |date= |website=High-Def Digest |access-date=January 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113210357/https://ultrahd.highdefdigest.com/57389/savingprivateryanultrahdbluray.html |archive-date=January 13, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="BookTorontoLibrary">{{cite web |title=''Saving Private Ryan'' : The Men, The Mission, The Movie : A Film |url=https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDM237682&R=237682 |website=[[Toronto Public Library]] |access-date=January 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111221251/https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDM237682&R=237682 |archive-date=January 11, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="BookWorldCat">{{cite web |title=''Saving Private Ryan'' : The Men, The Mission, The Movie; A Film By Steven Spielberg |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/saving-private-ryan-the-men-the-mission-the-movie-a-film-by-steven-spielberg/oclc/40682711 |website=[[WorldCat]] |access-date=January 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117142320/https://www.worldcat.org/title/saving-private-ryan-the-men-the-mission-the-movie-a-film-by-steven-spielberg/oclc/40682711 |archive-date=January 17, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="BuffaloNewsFacts">{{cite web |title=Guts And Glory With ''Saving Private Ryan'', Steven Spielberg Reinvents The War Movie |url=https://buffalonews.com/news/guts-and-glory-with-saving-private-ryan-steven-spielberg-reinvents-the-war-movie/article_ad43ca4c-9a5b-52b8-a835-5799a58ac440.html |website=[[The Buffalo News]] |date=July 19, 2018 |access-date=December 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207210357/https://buffalonews.com/news/guts-and-glory-with-saving-private-ryan-steven-spielberg-reinvents-the-war-movie/article_ad43ca4c-9a5b-52b8-a835-5799a58ac440.html |archive-date=December 7, 2022 |url-status=live |url-access=limited}}</ref>

<ref name="Channel4">{{cite web |last=Reynolds |first=Matthew |title=''Saving Private Ryan'' |website=[[Channel 4]] |url=http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/e-h/film-saving.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070106054827/http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/e-h/film-saving.html |archive-date=January 6, 2007 |access-date=January 9, 2023 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="CinemaScore">{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |title=Cinemascore |website=[[CinemaScore]] |access-date=September 11, 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |archive-date=December 20, 2018}}</ref>

<ref name="CFM">{{cite web |url=http://www.classicfm.com/composers/williams/music/saving-private-ryan/#lhOlMXQPPPmofxHw.97 |title=John Williams: ''Saving Private Ryan'' |website=[[Classic FM (UK)|Classic FM]] |access-date=February 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305190052/http://www.classicfm.com/composers/williams/music/saving-private-ryan/ |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="ColliderNolan">{{Cite web |url=https://collider.com/christopher-nolan-interview-dunkirk-phantom-thread/ |title=Christopher Nolan on ''Dunkirk'', Consulting Steven Spielberg, and Taking His Kids to ''Phantom Thread'' |last=Radish |first=Christina |date=February 8, 2018 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |access-date=January 12, 2022 |archive-date=July 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701054717/https://collider.com/christopher-nolan-interview-dunkirk-phantom-thread/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

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<ref name="ColliderBay">{{cite web |first=Steve |last=Weintraub |title=Exclusive: Michael Bay Breaks Down The Making Of ''Ambulance'' In 60-minute Q&A And Answers Tons Of Fan Questions |url=https://collider.com/michael-bay-ambulance-interview-transformers-the-rock-future-projects/ |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |date=April 20, 2022 |access-date=December 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130050005/https://collider.com/michael-bay-ambulance-interview-transformers-the-rock-future-projects/ |archive-date=November 30, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="ColliderCast">{{cite web |first=Liam |last=Gaughan |title=''Saving Private Ryan'' Cast & Character Guide |url=https://collider.com/saving-private-ryan-cast-character-guide/ |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |date=September 27, 2021 |access-date=December 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009170902/https://collider.com/saving-private-ryan-cast-character-guide/ |archive-date=October 9, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="CreativeScreenwriting">{{cite web |first=Christopher |last=Wehner |title="What I Did Was Ignore The Hardware" – Scott Frank On ''Minority Report'' |url=https://www.creativescreenwriting.com/what-i-did-was-ignore-the-hardware-scott-frank-on-minority-report/ |website=Creative Screenwriting |date=February 24, 2015 |access-date=December 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412164552/https://www.creativescreenwriting.com/what-i-did-was-ignore-the-hardware-scott-frank-on-minority-report/ |archive-date=April 12, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="ColliderInterest">{{cite web |first=Douglas |last=Laman |title=World War I Is Having A Pop Culture Resurgence |url=https://collider.com/world-war-i-movies/#why-are-world-war-i-movies-coming-back |date=January 14, 2023 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |access-date=January 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116182140/https://collider.com/world-war-i-movies/#why-are-world-war-i-movies-coming-back |archive-date=January 16, 2023 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="DOGMiramax">{{cite web |first=David |last=Crow |title=How ''Saving Private Ryan''{{'}}s Best Picture Loss Changed the Oscars Forever |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/saving-private-ryan-best-picture-loss-changed-oscars-forever/ |date=April 13, 2021 |website=[[Den of Geek]] |access-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113222602/https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/saving-private-ryan-best-picture-loss-changed-oscars-forever/ |archive-date=January 13, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="DOGStarsLaunched">{{cite web |first=Don |last=Kaye |title=How The ''Saving Private Ryan'' Cast Launched A New Generation Of Stars |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/saving-private-ryan-cast-launched-new-generation-stars/ |website=[[Den of Geek]] |date=April 21, 2021 |access-date=December 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527232727/https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/saving-private-ryan-cast-launched-new-generation-stars/ |archive-date=May 27, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="DOGMedalofHonor">{{cite web |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/saving-private-ryan-influence-medal-of-honor-history-retrospective-call-of-duty/ |title=How ''Saving Private Ryan'' Influenced ''Medal Of Honor'' And Changed Gaming |last=Byrd |first=Matthew |date=April 16, 2021 |website=[[Den of Geek]] |access-date=January 13, 2022 |archive-date=April 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417093810/https://www.denofgeek.com/games/saving-private-ryan-influence-medal-of-honor-history-retrospective-call-of-duty/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="EbertHanks">{{cite web |first=Roger |last=Ebert |author-link=Roger Ebert |title=Tom Hanks Recalls 'Private Ryan' Shoot |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/tom-hanks-recalls-private-ryan-shoot |website=[[RogerEbert.com]] |date=July 23, 1998 |access-date=December 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810082553/https://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/tom-hanks-recalls-private-ryan-shoot |archive-date=August 10, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="EmpireStoryboard">{{cite web |title=Steven Spielberg Goes to War |url=http://www.empireonline.com/interviews/interview.asp?IID=239 |website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |access-date=December 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006000539/http://www.empireonline.com/interviews/interview.asp?IID=239 |archive-date=October 6, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="EmpireEssay">{{cite web |first=Ian |last=Freer |title=Empire Essay: ''Saving Private Ryan'' Review |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/empire-essay-saving-private-ryan-review/ |website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |date=January 1, 2000 |access-date=January 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103190827/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/empire-essay-saving-private-ryan-review/ |archive-date=January 3, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="EmpireMakingOf">{{cite web |first=Ian |last=Nathan |title=Classic Feature: The Making Of Saving Private Ryan |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/saving-private-ryan-classic-feature/ |website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |date=June 6, 2004 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226083037/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/saving-private-ryan-classic-feature/ |archive-date=December 26, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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<ref name="EWHanksPayDay">{{cite web |first=David |last=Hochman |title=The Biggest Movie Payoffs |url=https://ew.com/article/2000/03/03/biggest-movie-payoffs/ |date=March 3, 2000 |website=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=January 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102102305/https://ew.com/article/2000/03/03/biggest-movie-payoffs/ |archive-date=January 2, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="EpicGuardian">{{cite web |first=Peter |last=Bradshaw |author-link=Peter Bradshaw |title=''Saving Private Ryan'' Review – War Epic Still Hits With Sledgehammer Force |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jun/06/saving-private-ryan-review-spielberg |date=June 6, 2019 |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113231711/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jun/06/saving-private-ryan-review-spielberg |archive-date=January 13, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="EWDVD1999">{{cite web |first=Steve |last=Daly |title=''Saving Private Ryan'' |url=https://ew.com/article/1999/11/05/saving-private-ryan-3/ |date=November 5, 1999 |website=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=January 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109221536/https://ew.com/article/1999/11/05/saving-private-ryan-3/ |archive-date=January 9, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="FarOutIntentions">{{cite web |first=Aimee |last=Ferrier |title=Steven Spielberg's True Intentions Behind ''Saving Private Ryan'' |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/steven-spielbergs-true-intentions-behind-saving-private-ryan/ |website=Far Out |date=February 14, 2022 |access-date=December 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202205938/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/steven-spielbergs-true-intentions-behind-saving-private-ryan/ |archive-date=December 2, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="FarOutMiller">{{cite web |first=Aimee |last=Ferrier |title=Why Do Tom Hanks' Hands Shake In ''Saving Private Ryan''? |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/tom-hanks-hands-shake-saving-private-ryan/ |website=Far Out |date=January 29, 2022 |access-date=December 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517100612/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/tom-hanks-hands-shake-saving-private-ryan/ |archive-date=May 17, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref name="ftu19980815">{{cite web |url=http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/081598/met_2a1priva.html |title=''Saving Private Ryan'' Is Too Real For Some |website=[[The Florida Times-Union]] |date=August 15, 1998 |access-date=January 9, 2023 |last=Halton |first=Beau |archive-date=April 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405054028/http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/081598/met_2a1priva.html |url-status=dead |url-access=limited}}</ref>

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===Works cited===
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*{{cite journal |last=Bodnar |first=John |title=Saving Private Ryan and Postwar Memory in America. |journal=[[The American Historical Review]] |volume=106 |number=3 |date=2001 |pages=805–817 |doi=10.2307/2692325 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford, England}}
*{{cite news |last=Dyer |first=Richard |author-link=Richard Dyer (music critic) |date=February 24, 1998 |title=Sounds Of Spielberg At Work Again, He And John Williams Exult In Their Admiring Duet Of 25 Years |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/403934546 |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |publisher=[[Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC]] |location=Boston, Massachusetts |access-date=January 14, 2023 |page=C1 |id={{ProQuest|403934546}}}}
*{{cite journal |first=William J. |last=Prior |date=Autumn 2000 |pages=138–145 |volume=30 |number=3 |title=We Aren't here to do the Decent Thing: ''Saving Private Ryan'' and the Morality of War. |journal=[[Parameters (journal)|Parameters]] |url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/we-arent-here-do-decent-thing-saving-private-ryan/docview/198059270/se-2. |publisher=[[United States Army War College]] |location=Carlisle, Pennsylvania}}
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0120815|Saving Private Ryan}}
* [https://www.c-span.org/event/?446372/saving-private-ryan-symposium National World War II Museum Symposium on ''Saving Private Ryan''] at [[C-SPAN]]

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