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Saving Private Ryan
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Spielberg's Role: Director, Co-Producer
US Release Date: 1993
Production:
"One thing I do
know, though: we're going to be the biggest damn
war movie you ever saw"
- Tom Hanks -
 The
movie was directed by Steven Spielberg. The
screenplay was written by Rob Rodat and Frank
Darabont. Robert Rodat wrote the Fly Away Home,
Saving Private Ryan.
Saving Private Ryan was the second movie to be
produced by Paramount and Dreamworks. It will be
distributed by Paramount.
Rumors put the budget for this movie at $70 million (a
large budget even for Spielberg).
| Comparison
of budget (all
figures in millions of US dollars) |
| Schindler's List |
$25 |
 |
| Indiana Jones and
the Last Crusade |
39 |
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| Amistad |
40 |
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| Jurassic Park |
63 |
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| Saving Private Ryan |
70 |
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| Lost World:
Jurassic Park 2 |
73 |
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Most of the film was shot in Hatfield, England.
The cast was put through a 1 week training camp,
where they learned what it was like to be soldiers.
During this camp, they performed military exercises
and referred to each other as their character names.
Rather than casting extras, Spielberg chose to use
real soldiers from the Irish army. The Los Angeles
Times had a great story
on the making of Saving Private Ryan.
| Box
Office Domestic Gross (all
figures in millions of US dollars) |
| 7/24/98-7/26/98 |
$30.6 |
|
| thru 8/2 |
73.4 |
|
| thru 8/9 |
103.8 |
|
| thru 8/16 |
126.0 |
|
| thru 8/23 |
142.7 |
|
| thru 8/30 |
155.3 |
|
| thru 9/6 |
164.1 |
|
| thru 9/13 |
173.1 |
|
| thru 9/20 |
178.1 |
|
| thru 9/27 |
181.8 |
|
| thru 10/4 |
183.5 |
|
| thru 10/11 |
184.3 |
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Total
(as of 5/26/99) |
216.1 |
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International Box Office results
(all countries included except US and Canada): $263,200,000
(figures in millions of US dollars)
The film runs 2 hours and 40 minutes.
Soundtrack
 The
soundtrack was composed by John Williams. The week of
February 21st 1998, it was recorded in
Boston by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Spielberg
specifically asked for the Boston Symphony Orchestra
after their work on the Schindler's List soundtrack
(also by Williams). John Williams personally
conducted the orchestra and both Spielberg and Hanks
were said to be present for the recording. The
soundtrack will be out on July 21st. List
price will be $17.97 (but if you pay list, you
deserve to loose some money).
Track Listing:
01. Hymn To The Fallen
(MPEG3 WAV RealAudio)
02. Revisiting Normandy
03. Omaha Beach
04. Finding Private Ryan
(MPEG3 WAV RealAudio)
05. Approaching The Enemy
06. Defense Preparations
07. Wade's Death
08. High School Teacher
09. Last Battle, The
10. Hymn To The Fallen (Reprise)
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