Saving Private Ryan [videorecording] / Dreamworks Pictures and Paramount Pictures present ; an Amblin Entertainment production ; in association with Mutual Film Company ; directed by Steven Spielberg ; written by Robert Rodat ; produced by Steven Spielberg & Ian Bryce ; produced by Mark Gordon & Gary Levinsohn.

Bryce, Ian, (film producer.). Burns, Edward, 1968- (actor.). Damon, Matt, (actor.). Danson, Ted, 1947- (actor.). Davies, Jeremy, 1969- (actor.). Diesel, Vin, (actor.). Giamatti, Paul, (actor.). Goldberg, Adam, 1970- (actor.). Gordon, Mark, 1956- (film producer.). Hanks, Tom, (actor.). Hurst, Ryan, 1976- (actor.). Johnston, Joanna, (costume designer.). Kahn, Michael, 1935- (editor of moving image work.). Kamiński, Janusz, 1959- (director of photography.). Levinsohn, Gary, (film producer.). Martini, Max, 1969- (actor.). Orser, Leland, (actor.). Pepper, Barry, 1970- (actor.). Presnell, Harve, (actor.). Ribisi, Giovanni, 1974- (actor.). Rodat, Robert, (screenwriter.). Sanders, Tom, (production designer.). Sizemore, Tom, 1961-2023 (actor.). Spielberg, Steven, 1946- (film producer,, film director.). Williams, John, 1932- (composer.). Amblin Entertainment (Firm), (film production company.). DreamWorks Home Entertainment (Firm), (publisher.). DreamWorks Pictures (1994-2006) (presenter.). Mutual Film Company, (film production company.). Paramount Pictures Corporation, (presenter.). Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Tom Sizemore, Jeremy Davies, Vin Diesel, Adam Goldberg, Barry Pepper, Giovanni Ribisi, Matt Damon, Dennis Farina, Ted Danson, Harve Presnell, Bryan Cranston, David Wohl, Nathan Fillion, Paul Giamatti, Ryan Hurst, Maximilian Martini, Leland Orser. (Cast).

Summary:

Captain John Miller 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.

Record details

ISBN: 0783233531
ISBN: 0783234961
ISBN: 0783235402
ISBN: 0783238010
ISBN: 9780783233536
ISBN: 9780783234960
ISBN: 9780783235400
ISBN: 9780783238012
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (2 hours, 49 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen; Special edition
Publisher: Universal City, CA : DreamWorks Home Entertainment, [1999]
Copyright: ©1999

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1998. Special features: Exclusive message from Steven Spielberg -- Saving Private Ryan: "Into the breach" (25 min.) -- 2 theatrical trailers -- Production notes -- Cast and filmmakers' bios.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Janusz Kaminski ; film editor, Michael Kahn ; music, John Williams ; production designer, Tom Sanders ; costume designer, Joanna Johnston ; co-producers, Bonnie Curtis, Allison Lyon Segan.
Participant or Performer Note:	Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Tom Sizemore, Jeremy Davies, Vin Diesel, Adam Goldberg, Barry Pepper, Giovanni Ribisi, Matt Damon, Dennis Farina, Ted Danson, Harve Presnell, Bryan Cranston, David Wohl, Nathan Fillion, Paul Giamatti, Ryan Hurst, Maximilian Martini, Leland Orser.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R.
System Details Note:	DVD, dual layer, region 1, DTS 5.1 digital surround, 2.0 Dolby surround; anamorphic widescreen presentation (aspect ratio 1.85:1).
Language Note:	English dialogue ; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, 1998: Best Cinematography (Janusz Kaminski); Best Directing (Steven Spielberg); Best Film Editing (Michael Kahn); Best Sound (Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson, Ronald Judkins); Best Sound Effects Editing (Gary Rydstrom, Richard Hymns). Golden Globe Awards, 1999: Best Motion Picture - Drama (Ian Bryce); Best Director - Motion Picture (Steven Spielberg).