Genius Steven Spielberg offered yet another masterpiece to his filmography with this epic war film based on the books of the great World War II historian Stephen Ambrose about military families with multiple fallen soldiers. Tom Hanks plays Captain John H. Miller, who heads a detachment of soldiers sent to find and rescue Private James Ryan (Matt Damon), whose three brothers were all killed in the Battle of Normandy. The film’s opening scene, shot on location at Omaha Beach and using handheld camera techniques, has been praised as one of the most realistic battle scenes ever filmed. With Saving Private Ryan, Spielberg took home his second Oscar as Best Director. — Jack Fields
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