SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998)

While American troops storm and die in appalling numbers on the beaches of Normandy in 1944, three Ryan brothers perish on the battlefield in one day, and a fourth is trapped behind enemy lines. High Command assigns Ranger captain Tom Hanks and seven men the dangerous task of infiltrating German-held territory, finding the boy, and bringing him home. Steven Spielberg's harrowing opening scenes at Omaha Beach depict the violence and absolute terror of combat better than perhaps any other war movie ever made, and earned him a Best Director nod in 1998. Superb ensemble acting by Hanks, Vin Diesel, Tom Sizemore, Jeremy Davies, and Barry Pepper help make this movie one of Spielberg's finest.

The cast includes: Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Matt Damon, and Tom Sizemore.

SAVING PRIVATE RYAN was nominated for the Best Picture award. Winner of 5 Academy Awards (Best Director, Cinematography, Film Editing, Sound, and Sound Editing).

Received Golden Globes for Best Picture and Best Director.

With this film, director Steven Spielberg created the best war movie ever.

The Saving Private Ryan Review

"In the Last Great Invasion of the Last Great War, The Greatest Challenge for Eight Men was Saving... One."