Saving Private Ryan is a
World War II film by
Steven Spielberg dealing with the [Normandy Landings]
?. The film, as the title suggests, is essentially a humanitarian rescue mission led by an army captain played by [Tom Hanks]
? to return the last surviving Ryan brother from the Normandy front line to his mother. The movie also stars [Tom Sizemore]
?, [Edward Burns]
? and [Matt Damon]
?. The film is particularly notable for the intensity of the initial 20 minutes or so which depicts the Omaha beachhead assault.