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Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 film featuring Tom Hanks and about eight men looking for another man whose three brothers died in combat during WW2. Steven Spielberg won the Oscar for Best Director for Saving Private Ryan.
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Why did the movie Saving Private Ryan take place?
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They must first find Private Ryan which is not easy because there is a war on and he is a paratrooper who has been dropped somewhere behind enemy lines. After they find him, the task remains to keep him alive and deliver him safely to friendly lines. There is another unforeseen problem in saving him which arises toward the end of the movie, but I will not give it away.
How many people are in the first scene of Saving Private Ryan?
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An extra disembarking his boat on D-Day.
Is Saving Private Ryan based on a true story?
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Somewhat. It's based on the story of the Niland Brothers during WWII.
Private Ryan in Saving Private Ryan never existed as he was portrayed in the movie. His story, however, was based on an actual event that happened to a member of Easy Company from the 506th regiment of the 101st Airborne. (This is the same company featured in the book and mini series Band of Brothers)
According to Stephen Ambrose, author of Band of Brothers, a few weeks after D-Day, Easy Company went into defensive positions south of the French city of Carentan. One day, one of the company's members, a man named Fritz Niland, came down the line to say goodbye to his buddies because he was flying home.
The story he related to his friends was tragic. Niland had had a brother named Bob in the 82nd Airborne, a division that also parachuted into Normandy with the 101st. Upon arrival at the 82nd, Niland learned that Bob had been killed on D-Day while manning a machine gun.
So Fritz Niland went to the 4th Infantry Division to see his other brother and tell him of Bob's death. Upon arrival there, he discovered that that brother too had been killed on D-Day after landing on Utah Beach.
By the time he got back to Easy Company, a priest was looking for him to tell him that his third brother, a pilot in the Chinese-Burma-India theatre, had been shot down in that same week.
Fritz's mother had received all three telegrams on the same day.
Thus, the Army decided, under their 'Sole Survivor' policy to remove him from the combat zone as soon as possible. There was no search and rescue mission to find Private Niland as portrayed in the movie.
There is some disagreement about how the story actually played out. Members of Easy Company seem to remember it as Ambrose relates it and how I explained it above, but the priest who told Niland of his third brother's death relates the story in his own memoir and says that it was he who told Niland of all three of his brother's deaths, and that Niland's mother was not a widow and did not receive all telegrams on the same day.
Nevertheless, Hanks and Spielberg were fans of the memoir and liked the story enough to turn it into a fictional movie, and most of what happens is completely made up. However, in the movie, Private Ryan is still a member of the 101st Airborne. Hanks and Spielberg later took the novel "Band of Brothers" and made it into a 12-part mini series.
And, to answer the original question, Private Niland was from Tonawanda, New York.
What is the short basic plot of Saving Private Ryan?
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On the first day of the D-Day invasion, three brothers were killed in action (one in the Pacific theater). The sole-surviving brother was a paratrooper who landed behind enemy lines. The Army high command learned of this unfortunate loss and took action to find the one son and bring him home safely. Some may not know this but if you were a sole-surviving heir of a family, you were exempt from being drafted into the army. This explains the action taken by the Army command. Since the paratroopers jumped into France at night and under heavy fire, they were scattered all over the area of Normandy. A special team of Rangers were selected to go find Pvt Ryan. The inspiration of this story came from Tom Hanks reading Ambrose's book "The Band of Brothers", which is about Company E, 506th PIR of the 101st Paratrooper Infantry Division. In this book, it briefly mentions that one paratrooper was sent home after his brother was killed in action. This inspired the story of searching for a paratrooper behind the lines. It follows the rescue team as they meet various obstacles and have to fight small battles, resulting in loss of their team members. Eventually, they find Pvt Ryan, who refuses to leave his fellow paratroopers until they complete their mission. There is a final battle to hold a bridge from attack by a armored German force. The moving part of the movie is the scene of the returning veteran as he walks through the American Cemetery at Collieville Sur Mur and gives his last respects to those lost in this action. Steven Spielberg also got ahold of the story and wanted to make the movie, too. Tom and Steven eventually met and agreed to make the movie together. "The Band of Brothers" was made into a TV mini-series by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks.
Was paul walker in saving private Ryan?
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yes he was in my opinion i don't think that it was fair as he lost 3 brothers so he should have been saved but then again many more soldiers have lost more than just 3 brothers so its really not a question that can be answered.
How many Oscar nominations for Saving Private Ryan?
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Five : Best Director , Cinematography , Film Editing , Sound Editing , Sound .
What movie beat saving private Ryan for best picture at the Oscars?
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The surprise winner was "Shakespeare in Love."
Why does john miller's hand shake in saving private Ryan?
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His shaking hands reveal the psychic damage he's undergone in the year and a half since he and his men landed in North Africa. Miller must overcome this trauma, must suppress his fears, must show no sign of doubt, must act decisively while under fire.This is heroism of a different order than the macho death cult personified by John Wayne. Miller's is the heroism of an ordinary soldier following impossible orders. Like so many of his generation, Miller is merely doing his job. The casting of Hanks, our Jimmy Stewart or Henry Fonda--the unremarkable, yet uncommonly decent average Joe--reinforces this non-heroic heroism, as does what little we learn of his background: he's that least likely of heroes, an English teacher. Vietnam has taught us that real heroism isn't John Wayne taking out a machine gun nest; it's a man who can't keep his hands from shaking (a man who should be home marking comma splices and sentence fragments) yet who instead is bravely leading men into battle.
This was from an interview with Spielberg...
Is the movie saving private ryan real?
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No Private James Francis Ryan is fictional, however there was a Private James Ryan from Iowa.
The story was adapted from an incident recorded by historian Stephen E. Ambrose.
The story was based on actual events but fictional characters were used.
How many of private Ryan's brothers were killed?
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Private James Francis Ryan was one of four sons of William and Margaret Ryan. The other brothers were Daniel, Peter and Sean. All four enlisted in the US Army in the same company of the 29th Infantry Division for a period of time. However, the four brothers were reassigned to different units following the loss of the Sullivan Brothers in November of 1942. James, the youngest of the brothers, qualified as a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne Division and participated in Operation Overlord on June 6, 1944. All three brothers of Pvt James F. Ryan were killed in action within a couple of weeks of one another.
Source: On-line Encylopedia of Saving Private Ryan- www.sproe.com
What was captain john millers occupation in Saving Private Ryan?
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The actual condition is not discussed in the movie, but Captain Miller and his platoon discuss being involved in some of the most horrendous combat actions in the European theater that it isn't difficult to surmise that he was experiencing some of the physical symptoms of PTSD. His periodic bouts of diminished hearing and focus and hand tremors pretty well seals it.
How much did the movie Saving Private Ryan make?
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$677,387,716 according to wikipedia
Does ANYONE do a sanity check on these things? That is over 10 times the actual amount which was appropriately 40 Million since he took a percentage of the film and not a actual salary. The $677 Million erroneously quoted would be the films worldwide gross. Nobody ever got paid $that much for ANY film. DUH Domestic was about $330 Million and Foreign was about $348 million
Is the film Saving Private Ryan accurate?
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Omaha Beach was not captured in the first wave as depicted in the film. Soldiers were trapped there for over 7 hours before breaching the Sea Wall. (Accurately portrayed in "The Longest Day")
Also the "Thunder/Flash" Challenge and response was backwards. Flash was the challenge and Thunder was the response.
What did the German soldier say to Upham at the radar site in Saving Private Ryan?
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I might not be right, then again i might be but I'm guessing they were saying something similar. I'm half German, so here's another one of my guesses is that they were yelling (surrender, put all your weapons down) You know stuff similar to that.
Where does the landing scene takes place in Saving Private Ryan?
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The beginning of the movie depicts the landing of the 29th Infantry Division and parts of the 2nd Ranger Battalion. The 29th Division did land on Omaha Beach.
However, in the movie, Private James Francis Ryan was the paratrooper who Captain Miller was sent to locate and return safely home. Technically, Private Ryan landed with the 101st Airborne Division and landed near the town of Neuville.
Does private ryan die in saving private ryan?
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Although his fate is not directly seen. Private Jackson is in the bell tower when it is hit by a shell from the tank below. He had no time to get out of the tower and was most likely killed in the explosion.
Yes, he probablly died because the tank shot the tower and it was destroyed.
Is their narration in saving private Ryan?
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The movie is an American Soldiers' narrative. Writers can show some of the opposing narrative, but to do more would change the point of view (POV). A strictly German narrative would cast the Americans as weak, ineffective, chicken, less smart, and even as being misdirected attackers.
Who is the translator in Saving Private Ryan?
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The name of the German-to-English translator in Saving Private Ryan was Corporal Upham, played by actor Jeremy Davies.
Who is private Ryan?
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Daniel Jackson is a BIble-quoting sniper who dies in an exploding tower in Saving Private Ryan.
Was Saving Private Ryan worth the lives of eight other soldiers?
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Whether or not saving the life of one man is worth risking the lives of eight other men is a matter of opinion. In the film, Saving Private Ryan, it was the opinion of some that the life of Private Ryan was made more valuable by the loss of his four older brothers. Military leadership decided to risk the lives of eight men in order to find Private Ryan and send him home to his mother. Other characters in the film debate on the worthiness of this goal. Tom hanks character decides to do his duty and follow orders whether or not he agrees with the decision.
What is the song in the back ground in Saving Private Ryan when they are waiting at the final bridge when the Germans attack?
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The song from the movie Saving Private Ryan in the one scene with Captain Millers' squad waiting with Ryan with Cpl. Uppum translating is called: Edith Piaf - le vie en rose
No it's not. It IS sung by Edith Piaf but the song is called "Tu es Partout"
You can find it on you tube.
Was Robson Green in Saving Private Ryan?
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No. That film was to glorify the Americans - Robson Green is a Geordie, and would have struggled to manage a convincing accent.
What is the the theme or moral of the movie Saving Private Ryan?
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There are a few different moral issues in the film, "Saving Private Ryan." Namely, the movie revolves around a group of soldiers bringing back a lone son to go home to his mother. Additionally, the film deals with the reality of soldiers killing men that they never knew and did not personally hate.
What are the soldiers names from Saving Private Ryan?
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There is Captain Miller, James Ryan, Mike Horvath, Richard Rieben, Daniel Jackson, Stanley Mellish, Adrian Caparzo, Irwin Wade, Timothy P. Upham, Fred Hamill, Sgt. Hill, Lt. Col. Anderson, and Cpl. Henderson.
