Saving Private Ryan - Tom Hanks Matt Damon - Hollywood War WW2 Movie Poster

Saving Private Ryan - Tom Hanks Matt Damon -  Hollywood War WW2  Movie Poster. Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat.Set during the Invasion of Normandy in World War II, the film is notable for its graphic portrayal of war and for the intensity of its opening 27 minutes, which includes a depiction of the Omaha Beach assault during the Normandy landings. In 1996, producer Mark Gordon pitched Rodat's idea, which was inspired by the Niland brothers, to Paramount, which eventually began development on the project.Spielberg, who at the time was forming DreamWorks, came on board to direct the project, and Hanks joined the cast. Saving Private Ryan received acclaim from critics and audiences for its performances, realism, cinematography, score, screenplay, and Spielberg's directing. A box office success, it was the highest-grossing film worlwide.Since its release, Saving Private Ryan has been considered as one of the greatest films ever made and has been lauded as influential on the war film genre.It is credited for renewing interest in World War II media.