Saving Private Ryan

1998 film directed by Steven Spielberg
Movie film Q165817
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Saving Private Ryan

Summary

Saving Private Ryan is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.29% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114,330 views/month, #276 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Saving Private Ryan received the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama[3].
  • Saving Private Ryan received the Academy Award for Best Director[4].
  • Saving Private Ryan received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography[5].
  • Saving Private Ryan received the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing[6].
  • Saving Private Ryan received the Academy Award for Best Film Editing[7].
  • Saving Private Ryan received the Academy Award for Best Sound[8].
  • Saving Private Ryan's instance of is recorded as film[9].
  • Saving Private Ryan was directed by Steven Spielberg[10].
  • Robert Rodat wrote the screenplay for Saving Private Ryan[11].
  • Saving Private Ryan's composer is recorded as John Williams[12].
  • Saving Private Ryan's genre is war film[13].
  • Saving Private Ryan's genre is drama film[14].
  • Saving Private Ryan's genre is action film[15].
  • A cast member of Saving Private Ryan was Tom Hanks[16].
  • A cast member of Saving Private Ryan was Matt Damon[17].
  • A cast member of Saving Private Ryan was Edward Burns[18].
  • A cast member of Saving Private Ryan was Tom Sizemore[19].
  • A cast member of Saving Private Ryan was Jeremy Davies[20].
  • A cast member of Saving Private Ryan was Adam Goldberg[21].
  • A cast member of Saving Private Ryan was Barry Pepper[22].
  • A cast member of Saving Private Ryan was Giovanni Ribisi[23].
  • A cast member of Saving Private Ryan was Vin Diesel[24].
  • A cast member of Saving Private Ryan was Ted Danson[25].
  • A cast member of Saving Private Ryan was Paul Giamatti[26].
  • A cast member of Saving Private Ryan was Dennis Farina[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Steven Spielberg[28], Ian Bryce[29], Mark Gordon[30], and Gary Levinsohn[31]. Saving Private Ryan was directed by Steven Spielberg[10]. Robert Rodat wrote the screenplay for it[11]. Cast members include Tom Hanks[16], Matt Damon[17], Edward Burns[18], Tom Sizemore[19], Jeremy Davies[20], and Adam Goldberg[21].

Publication

Original languages include English[32], German[33], and French[34]. Genres include war film[13], drama film[14], and action film[15]. Saving Private Ryan is part of National Film Registry[35]. It was distributed by video on demand[36].

Reception

Awards received include Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama[3], a film award category[37], in United States[38], founded in 1944[39]; Academy Award for Best Director[4], an award for best direction[40], in United States[41], founded in 1929[42]; Academy Award for Best Cinematography[5], an Academy Awards[43], in United States[44], founded in 1929[45]; Academy Award for Best Sound Editing[6], an Academy Awards[46], in United States[47], founded in 1963[48]; Academy Award for Best Film Editing[7], an Academy Awards[49], in United States[50], founded in 1935[51]; and Academy Award for Best Sound[8], an Academy Awards[52], in United States[53], founded in 1930[54]. Reviews include 8.7/10[55], 91/100[56], 94%[57], and 8.6/10[58].

Why It Matters

Saving Private Ryan ranks in the top 0.29% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114,330 views/month, #276 of 94,065).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

FAQs

What awards did Saving Private Ryan receive?

Honors received include Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama[3], Academy Award for Best Director[4], Academy Award for Best Cinematography[5], and Academy Award for Best Sound Editing[6].

References

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  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [59] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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