Saving Private Ryan
“The mission is a man.”
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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Cast
101 people
Tom Hanks
Captain Miller
Known for
Forrest Gump
Toy Story
Tom Sizemore
Sergeant Horvath
Known for
Black Hawk Down
Heat
Edward Burns
Private Reiben
Known for
The Holiday
27 Dresses
Barry Pepper
Private Jackson
Known for
Crawl
Snitch
Adam Goldberg
Private Mellish
Known for
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
A Beautiful Mind
Vin Diesel
Private Caparzo
Known for
Furious 7
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Giovanni Ribisi
T/4 Medic Wade
Known for
Avatar
Lost in Translation
Jeremy Davies
Corporal Upham
Known for
Lost
The Black Phone
Matt Damon
Private Ryan
Known for
The Martian
Good Will Hunting
Ted Danson
Captain Hamill
Known for
The Good Place
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Paul Giamatti
Sergeant Hill
Known for
The Illusionist
The Holdovers
Dennis Farina
Lieutenant Colonel Anderson
Known for
Snatch
Manhunter
Steven Spielberg Director · Robert Rodat Writer John Williams Composer
Worldwide gross $482M · Budget $70M · United States release July 24, 1998
Box office
Budget
$70,000,000
Worldwide gross
$481,840,909
Gross vs. budget
6.9×
Production
DreamWorks Pictures
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production
Amblin Entertainment
Production
Mutual Film Company
Production
DreamWorks
Studio · Production
The Mark Gordon Company
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Czech · English · French · German
Release dates
United States · July 21, 1998
Premiere · Westwood, California
United States · July 24, 1998
Theatrical
United States · June 29, 1999
Physical · LaserDisc
United States
March 5, 1999 · Theatrical · Re-Release
November 2, 1999 · Physical · VHS / DVD
November 6, 1999 · TV · HBO
November 8, 2001 · TV · ABC
May 25, 2004 · Physical · 60th Anniversary DVD
May 4, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray
May 8, 2018 · Physical · 20th Anniversary 4K UHD
Argentina
September 17, 1998 · Theatrical
March 4, 1999 · Theatrical · Re-Release
Australia
November 19, 1998 · Theatrical
June 10, 1999 · Physical · VHS
April 20, 2001 · Physical · DVD
November 11, 2004 · Physical · 60th Anniversary DVD
August 5, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray
August 15, 2018 · Physical · 20th Anniversary 4K UHD
Austria
October 9, 1998 · Theatrical
Belgium
September 30, 1998 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 11, 1998 · Theatrical
March 5, 1999 · Theatrical · Re-Release
November 27, 2000 · Physical
May 4, 2010 · Physical
Canada
July 24, 1998 · Theatrical
China
November 13, 1998 · Theatrical
Colombia
March 12, 1999 · Theatrical
Czechia
October 8, 1998 · Theatrical
Denmark
October 23, 1998 · Theatrical
Ecuador
April 23, 2021 · Physical · DVD
Egypt
August 10, 2021 · Physical · DVD
Estonia
November 13, 1998 · Theatrical
Finland
September 25, 1998 · Theatrical
France
September 5, 1998 · Premiere · Deauville Film Festival
September 30, 1998 · Theatrical
November 9, 2000 · Physical · DVD
April 6, 2001 · Physical · VHS
June 3, 2010 · Digital
June 3, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray
October 16, 2018 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
June 7, 2026 · TV · RTL9
October 22, 2026 · TV · Action
Germany
October 8, 1998 · Theatrical
March 11, 1999 · Theatrical · Re-Release
January 1, 2002 · Physical · DVD
October 6, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
Greece
October 16, 1998 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
September 17, 1998 · Theatrical
August 18, 2020 · Digital
Hungary
September 17, 1998 · Theatrical
Iceland
September 11, 1998 · Theatrical
February 10, 1999 · Theatrical · Re-Release
India
March 26, 1999 · Theatrical
Indonesia
December 5, 1998 · Limited theatrical · Jakarta
Ireland
September 11, 1998 · Theatrical
Israel
October 15, 1998 · Theatrical
July 1, 2023 · Digital
Italy
September 4, 1998 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
October 30, 1998 · Theatrical
Japan
September 26, 1998 · Theatrical
June 25, 1999 · Physical · LaserDisc
June 11, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray
August 8, 2018 · Physical · 20th Anniversary 4K UHD
Kuwait
October 21, 1998 · Theatrical
Lithuania
November 6, 1998 · Theatrical
Mexico
September 4, 1998 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 17, 1998 · Theatrical
November 10, 2000 · Physical · DVD
March 6, 2002 · TV · Yorin
May 5, 2010 · Theatrical · Blu-ray
June 6, 2019 · Theatrical · Re-Release
New Zealand
October 22, 1998 · Theatrical
Norway
October 9, 1998 · Theatrical
March 1, 1999 · Theatrical · Re-Release
Philippines
November 11, 1998 · Theatrical
March 10, 1999 · Theatrical · Re-Release
Poland
September 11, 1998 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 4, 1998 · Premiere
September 11, 1998 · Theatrical
March 12, 1999 · Theatrical · Re-Release
Romania
November 6, 1998 · Theatrical
Russia
October 9, 1998 · Theatrical
Singapore
September 17, 1998 · Theatrical
Slovakia
October 8, 1998 · Theatrical
Slovenia
November 12, 1998 · Theatrical
South Africa
September 18, 1998 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 12, 1998 · Theatrical
March 13, 1999 · Theatrical · Re-Release
Spain
September 18, 1998 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 9, 1998 · Theatrical
June 1, 1999 · Physical · VHS
November 15, 2000 · Physical · DVD
June 9, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray
July 2, 2018 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
Switzerland
March 10, 1999 · Theatrical · French
March 12, 1999 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
September 26, 1998 · Theatrical
Thailand
August 18, 2020 · Digital
Türkiye
September 11, 1998 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
July 29, 2021 · TV
United Kingdom
September 11, 1998 · Theatrical
March 12, 1999 · Theatrical · Re-Release
November 5, 1999 · Physical · VHS
November 6, 2000 · Physical · DVD
September 10, 2002 · TV · Channel 4
January 9, 2003 · Physical · DVD
January 1, 2004 · Physical · 60th Anniversary DVD
April 26, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray
February 26, 2014 · Digital · Prime Video
June 4, 2018 · Physical · 20th Anniversary 4K UHD
Uruguay
October 16, 1998 · Theatrical
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