Film 23 · War

Saving Private Ryan

1998·Directed by Steven Spielberg

Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American 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, on a mission to locate Private James Francis Ryan and bring him home safely after his three brothers have been killed in action. The film also stars Edward Burns and Tom Sizemore.