Saving Private Ryan

Rodat, Robert. (Added Author). Spielberg, Steven, 1946- (Added Author). Hanks, Tom (Added Author). Burns, Edward, 1968- (Added Author). Damon, Matt (Added Author). Sizemore, Tom, 1961- (Added Author). Davies, Jeremy, 1969- (Added Author). Diesel, Vin (Added Author). Goldberg, Adam, 1970- (Added Author). Pepper, Barry, 1970- (Added Author). Ribisi, Giovanni, 1974- (Added Author). Farina, Dennis, 1944-2013 (Added Author). Danson, Ted, 1947- (Added Author). Williams, John, 1932- (Added Author). DreamWorks Pictures (1994-2006) (Added Author). Amblin Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Paramount Pictures Corporation (1914-1927) (Added Author). Mutual Film Company. (Added Author). DreamWorks Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Jeremy Davies, Vin Diesel, Adam Goldberg, Barry Pepper, Giovanni Ribisi, Dennis Farina, Ted Danson. (Cast).

Summary: Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) must take his men behind enemy lines to find Private Ryan, whose three brothers have been killed in combat. Faced with impossible odds, the men question their orders. Why are eight men risking their lives to save just one? Surrounded by the brutal realities of war each man searches for his own answer and the strength to triumph over uncertain future with honor, decency and courage.

Item details

ISBN: 0783238010
ISBN: 9780783238012
Physical Description: videorecording
videocassette
2 videocassettes (194 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Edition: Special limited ed.
Publisher: Universal City, CA : Dreamworks Home Entertainment, c1999.

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Originally issued as a motion picture in 1998. Special feature (2nd cassette): Into the breach : Saving Private Ryan (making of featurette, 25 min.).
Formatted Contents Note:	[pt. 1]. Feature (169 min.) -- [pt. 2]. Bonus footage (25 min.).
Restrictions on Access Note:	For private home use only.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Janusz Kaminski ; film editor, Michael Kahn ; music, John Williams.
Participant or Performer Note:	Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Jeremy Davies, Vin Diesel, Adam Goldberg, Barry Pepper, Giovanni Ribisi, Dennis Farina, Ted Danson.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R.
System Details Note:	VHS; stereo surround.
Language Note:	Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Awards Note:	Five 1998 Academy Awards, including Best Director (Steven Spielberg), and Oscars for Cinematography, Film Editing, Sound, and Sound Effects Editing.