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Director Steven Spielberg Made Sure Matt Damon Was Resented By The Saving Private Ryan Cast

In Steven Spielberg's 1998 war film "Saving Private Ryan," a poor beleaguered American mother saw her four sons — Sean, Peter, Daniel, and James — shipped off to fight during World War II. Not too ...
Military Times

The subtle genius of the ‘chess scene’ in ‘Saving Private Ryan’

In the middle of “Saving Private Ryan,” as tension among the squad reaches a boiling point, Captain John H. Miller (Tom Hanks) does something unexpected. He reveals who he was before the war. “I’m a ...
Variety

‘Saving Private Ryan’: How Steven Spielberg’s Handheld Techniques, Low Angles and Blood Splatters Changed Hollywood Action Sequences

For 23 minutes, Steven Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan” drops audiences into the D-Day landings at Omaha Beach. Handheld cameras and low angles follow Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) and his squadron ...