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Saving Private Ryan
Director: Steven Spielberg (Dir)
Release Date:   24 Jun 1998
Duration (in mins):   169-170
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Cast:   Tom Hanks (Captain Miller)  
    Tom Sizemore (Sergeant Horvath)  
    Edward Burns (Pirvate Reiben)  
    Barry Pepper (Private Jackson)  
    Adam Goldberg (Private Mellish)  
    Vin Diesel (Private Caparzo)  
    Giovanni Ribisi (T/4 Medic Wade)  
    Jeremy Davies (Corporal Upham)  
    Matt Damon (Private Ryan)  

Production Company: Amblin Entertainment  
  Mutual Film Company  
Production Text: A Steven Spielberg Film
Distribution Company: DreamWorks SKG  
  Paramount Pictures Corp. (A Viacom Company)
Director: Steven Spielberg (Dir)
Producer: Steven Spielberg (Prod)
  Ian Bryce (Prod)
  Mark Gordon (Prod)
  Gary Levinsohn (Prod)
Writer: Robert Rodat (Wrt)
Photography: Janusz Kaminski (Dir of photog)
Art Direction: Tom Sanders (Prod des)
Film Editor: Michael Kahn (Film ed)
Music: John Williams (Mus)
MPAA Rating: R
Country: United States
Language: English

Copyright Claimant Copyright Date Copyright Number
DreamWorks, LLC 3/8/1998 dd/mm/yyyy PA894340
Paramount Pictures Corp. 3/8/1998 dd/mm/yyyy PA894340
Amblim Entertainment, Inc. 3/8/1998 dd/mm/yyyy PA894340

PCA NO: 35942
Physical Properties: Sd: Dolby Digital; dts Digital Sound; SDDS Sony Dynamic Digital Sound in selected theatres
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Genre: Drama
Sub-Genre: World War II

Note: Saving Pirvate Ryan was ranked 71st on AFI's 2007 100 Years…100 Movies--10th Anniversary Edition list of the greatest American films. 

Bibliographic Sources:   Date   Page
Los Angeles Times   24 Jul 1998.   
New York Times   24 Jul 1998   Section V, p. 1.
Variety   24 Jul 1998.   

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