As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
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Tom Hanks as Captain Miller
Tom Sizemore as Sergeant Horvath
Edward Burns as Private Reiben
Barry Pepper as Private Jackson
Adam Goldberg as Private Mellish
Vin Diesel as Private Caparzo
Giovanni Ribisi as T/4 Medic Wade
Jeremy Davies as Corporal Upham
Matt Damon as Private Ryan
Ted Danson as Captain Hamill
Paul Giamatti as Sergeant Hill
Dennis Farina as Lieutenant Colonel Anderson
Joerg Stadler as Steamboat Willie
Max Martini as Corporal Henderson
Dylan Bruno as Toynbe
Daniel Cerqueira as Weller
Demetri Goritsas as Parker
Ian Porter as Trask
Gary Sefton as Rice
Julian Spencer as Garrity
Steve Griffin as Wilson
William Marsh as Lyle
Marc Cass as Fallon
Markus Napier as Major Hoess
Neil Finnighan as Ramelle Paratrooper
Peter Miles as Ramelle Paratrooper
Paul Garcia as Field HQ Major
Seamus McQuade as Field HQ Aide
Ronald Longridge as Coxswain
Adam Shaw as Delancey
Rolf Saxon as Lieutenant Briggs
Corey Johnson as Radioman
Loclann Aiken as Soldier on the Beach
John Barnett as Soldier on the Beach
Maclean Burke as Soldier on the Beach
Victor Burke as Soldier on the Beach
Aiden Condron as Soldier on the Beach
Paschal Friel as Soldier on the Beach
Shane Hagan as Soldier on the Beach
Paul Hickey as Soldier on the Beach
Shane Johnson as Soldier on the Beach
Laird Macintosh as Soldier on the Beach
Brian Maynard as Soldier on the Beach
Martin McDougall as Soldier on the Beach
Mark Phillips as Soldier on the Beach
Lee Aaron Rosen as Soldier on the Beach
Andrew Scott as Soldier on the Beach
Matthew Sharp as Soldier on the Beach
Vincent Walsh as Soldier on the Beach
Grahame Wood as Soldier on the Beach
John Sharian as Corporal
Glenn Wrage as Doyle
Crofton Hardester as Senior Medical Officer
Martin Hub as Czech Wehrmacht Soldier
Raffaello Degruttola as Goldman
Nigel Whitmey as Private Boyd
Sam Ellis as Private Hastings
Erich Redman as German #1
Tilo Keiner as German #2
Stephan Grothgar as German #3 / Voice on Bullhorn
Stéphane Cornicard as Jean
Michelle Evans as Jean's Wife
Martin Beaton as Jean's Son
Anna Maguire as Jean's Daughter
Nathan Fillion as Minnesota Ryan
Leland Orser as Lieutenant DeWindt
Michael Mantas as Paratrooper Lieutenant
David Vegh as Paratrooper Oliver
Ryan Hurst as Paratrooper Michaelson
Nick Brooks as Paratrooper Joe
Sam Scudder as Paratrooper #1
John Walters as Old French Man
Dorothy Grumbar as Old French Woman
James Innes-Smith as MP Lieutenant
Harve Presnell as General Marshall
Dale Dye as War Department Colonel
Bryan Cranston as War Department Colonel
David Wohl as War Department Captain
Eric Loren as War Department Lieutenant
Valerie Colgan as War Department Clerk
Amanda Boxer as Mrs. Margaret Ryan
Harrison Young as Ryan as Old Man
Kathleen Byron as Old Mrs. Ryan
Rob Freeman as Ryan's Son
Thomas Gizbert as Ryan's Grandson
Nina Muschallik as Ryan's Granddaughter (uncredited)
Taylor Murphy as Sergeant Blaine (uncredited)
Mac Steinmeier as Waffen SS Soldier (uncredited)
Derek Lea as Bangalore Assistant (uncredited)
Leo Stransky as German Sniper (uncredited)
Vincent Ventresca as Soldier on Beach (uncredited)
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Steven Spielberg Director
Mark Gordon Producer
Steven Spielberg Producer
John Williams Original Music Composer
Ian Bryce Producer
Gary Levinsohn Producer
Michael Kahn Editor
Thomas E. Sanders Production Design
Janusz Kamiński Director of Photography
Lisa Dean Set Decoration
Denise Chamian Casting
Robert Rodat Writer
Bonnie Curtis Co-Producer
Kevin De La Noy Associate Producer
Allison Lyon Segan Co-Producer
Mark Huffam Associate Producer
David Murphy Carpenter
Kevin Kavanaugh Assistant Art Director
Tom Brown Art Direction
Simon Atherton Armorer
Jim Turner Production Controller
Betty Glasow Hairstylist
Daniel T. Dorrance Supervising Art Director
Ricky Eyres Art Direction
Ciarán Barry First Assistant Camera
Erica Frauman Post Production Supervisor
John Greaves Storyboard
Joanna Branch Art Department Assistant
Colin Anderson Chef
Jessica Drake Dialect Coach
Stuart Clarke Utility Stunts
Bill Kimberlin Visual Effects Editor
Matt Codd Production Illustrator
Andy Hunt Sculptor
Sheila Fahey Costume Supervisor
Kevin Du Toit Post Production Assistant
Carol McAulay Special Effects Coordinator
Kim Bromley Visual Effects Producer
Lavinia Waters Art Department Coordinator
Brian Hathaway Transportation Coordinator
Alex Gladstone Location Manager
Aurelia Thomas Craft Service
Jason Horwood Stand In
George Marshall Production Accountant
Gary Rydstrom Sound Designer
Alexander Laurant Visual Effects Art Director
Chris Seagers Art Direction
Sally Turner Assistant Costume Designer
Stefen Fangmeier Visual Effects Supervisor
Alan Tomkins Art Direction
Terry Apsey Construction Coordinator
Seamus Corcoran Camera Operator
David James Still Photographer
Pat Williamson Seamstress
Robert Jackson Boom Operator
Michelle Freeborn Makeup Effects
Andy Bennett Stunts
Brian Baverstock Transportation Captain
Rhys Summerhayes Set Production Assistant
Susan d'Arcy Unit Publicist
Dale E. Grahn Color Timer
Elaine Burt Production Coordinator
Glenn Start Painter
Noel Donnellon Video Assist Operator
Ana Maria Quintana Script Supervisor
Ron Judkins Sound Mixer
Ricky Pattenden Best Boy Electric
John Neufeld Orchestrator
Richard Byard First Assistant Editor
Gary Summers Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Shannon Mills Sound Design Assistant
Richard Hymns Supervising Sound Editor
Norman Baker Machinist
Kenneth Wannberg Music Editor
Neil Corbould Special Effects Supervisor
Garret Baldwin Electrician
Mark Huffam Production Manager
Gary Birmingham Driver
Simon Crane Stunt Coordinator
Michael Trent Assistant Editor
Kathleen Beeler CG Artist
Denise Whiting ADR Editor
Larry Singer ADR Supervisor
Diana Wilson Key Costumer
David Devlin Chief Lighting Technician
Sandina Bailo-Lape Foley Editor
Lee Clayton Tailor
Stephen Bream Draughtsman
Tom Macdonald Key Set Costumer
James Thatcher Musician
Sian Grigg Makeup Artist
R.H. Davies Marine Coordinator
Gary Burritt Negative Cutter
Adam Goodman Second Assistant Director
Marcus Love-McGuirk Set Costumer
Marc Wolff Aerial Coordinator
Jeff Hay Set Dresser
Sarah Hinch Costume Coordinator
Lois Burwell Key Makeup Artist
Tania Clarke Assistant Production Coordinator
Veronique Fletcher Assistant Set Dresser
Martin Krauka Third Assistant Director
Kara Katsoulis Casting Assistant
Philip Murphy Grip
John Flemming Key Grip
Sergio Mimica-Gezzan First Assistant Director
Darren Grosch Electrician
Alan Grosch Electrician
Terry Townsend Electrician
Marek Bojsza Electrician
Terry Mulligan Chief Lighting Technician
Peter O'Toole Electrician
Steve Pattenden Electrician
Paul Kemp Electrician
Neil Munro Electrician
Maxie McDonald Property Master
Frank E. Eulner Sound Effects Editor
Dean Drabin ADR Mixer
Ethan Van der Ryn Sound Effects Editor
Cary Stratton ADR Recordist
Teresa Eckton Sound Effects Editor
Ewa Sztompke Dialogue Editor
E. Larry Oatfield Sound Effects Editor
Sara Bolder Dialogue Editor
Thomas Whiting ADR Editor
Jim Dowdall Stunts
Steve Griffin Stunts
Dominick Hewitt Stunts
Donal O'Farrell Stunts
Ray De-Haan Stunts
Michael Mohr Stunts
Dimo Lipitkovský Stunts
Viktor Cervenka Stunts
Pavel Cajzl Stunts
Paul Heasman Stunts
Jeff Hewitt-Davis Stunts
Bill Weston Stunts
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Marc Cass Stunts
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Gary Powell Stunts
Steve Caswell Stunts
Tony Lucken Stunts
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Pavel Krátký Stunts
Jaroslav Peterka Stunts
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Neil Finnighan Stunts
Dusan Hyska Stunts
Paul Herbert Stunts
Ray Nicholas Stunts
Jaroslav Pšenička Stunts
Rob Inch Stunts
Tony Sereno Sound Mix Technician
Peter N. Brown Carpenter
Gary Freeman Standby Art Director
Tom Hornsby Daily Wardrobe
Katie Gabriel Special Effects Assistant
Michael Bartlett Special Effects Technician
David O'Brien Assistant Camera
Derek Russell Best Boy Grip
John Ott Camera Car
Sven E. Fahlgren Post Production Coordinator
Daisy Cummins Third Assistant Director
John Mcgregor Supervising Carpenter
Dennie Thorpe Foley Artist
Anthony Black Wardrobe Master
Brendan Lonergan Prosthetics Sculptor
Karen Richards Second Second Assistant Director
Hugh McAllister Assistant Hairstylist
Fiona Belton Costume Assistant
Simon Burgess Assistant Location Manager
Hillery Cope Construction Buyer
Mary Works Assistant Dialogue Editor
Philippa Bruges Assistant Set Dresser
Robert Hill Visual Effects Camera
Alan Hall Camera Trainee
Amanda K. Montgomery Visual Effects Production Assistant