Saving Private Ryan

In the midst of the horrific World War II, a group of U.S. soldiers are sent on a near-impossible mission. They must go behind enemy lines to find and bring back a paratrooper, Private James Ryan, who has lost all his brothers in the war.

• Shooting of the film's opening lasted for two weeks.
• Actor Tom Hanks gained 10 pounds for his role.
• The film made over $480 million worldwide.
• Veterans praised the film's realistic portrayal of war.
• Steven Spielberg refused to accept a salary for the film.

• Earn this... earn it.
• I'll see you on the beach.
• Every man I kill the farther away from home I feel.
• This one meaning of the whole war: He better be worth it.
• It's like finding a needle in a stack of needles.