Uniform Title |
Saving Private Ryan (Motion picture : 1998) |
Title |
Saving Private Ryan. |
Published |
Australia : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, ©2012. |
©1998 |
Description |
1 DVD-video (163 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
Paramount Home Entertainment : DVD 5003. |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1998. |
Extra features include: scene selection ; an introduction to the film ; looking into the past ; Miller and his platoon ; boot camp ; making Saving Private Ryan ; recreating Omaha beach ; music and sound ; parting thoughts. |
Credits |
Directed by Steven Spielberg ; Producers, Steven Spielberg, Ian Bryce, Mark Gordon, Gary Levinsohn ; writer, Robert Rodat ; director, Steven Spielberg ; music, John Williams. |
Performers |
Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Tom Sizemore, Jeremy Davies. |
Summary |
The story begins with World War II's historic D-Day invasion of Normandy beach. Once the men move beyond the beach, Captain John Miller must take his men behind the German lines to find Private James Ryan, whose three brothers have already 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 an uncertain future with honour, decency and courage. |
Target audience note |
Censorship classification : MA 15+. |
System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; region 4 ; PAL ; widescreen 16:9, 1.78:1. |
Language note |
English. Subtitles English. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. |
Awards note |
Winner 5 Acadmey Awards including best director Steven Spielberg 1998. |
Subjects |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy -- Drama |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama |
War -- Psychological aspects -- Drama |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Search and rescue operations -- Drama |
Soldiers -- Drama |
Genre |
War films |
Historical films |
Feature films |
Fiction films |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
Other Names |
Spielberg, Steven, 1946- director. |
Hanks, Tom actor. |
Burns, Edward, 1968- actor. |
Gordon, Mark, 1956- actor. |
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