"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.
Captain Miller

Sergeant Horvath

Private Reiben

Private Jackson

Private Mellish

Private Caparzo

T/4 Medic Wade

Corporal Upham

Private Ryan

Captain Hamill

Sergeant Hill

Lieutenant Colonel Anderson

Steamboat Willie

Corporal Henderson

Toynbe

Weller

Parker

Trask

Rice

Garrity
Wilson

Lyle
Fallon

Major Hoess

Ramelle Paratrooper

Ramelle Paratrooper

Field HQ Major
Field HQ Aide
Coxswain
Delancey

Lieutenant Briggs

Radioman

Soldier on the Beach
Soldier on the Beach
Soldier on the Beach

Soldier on the Beach
Soldier on the Beach

Soldier on the Beach

Soldier on the Beach
Soldier on the Beach

Soldier on the Beach

Soldier on the Beach

Soldier on the Beach
Soldier on the Beach

Soldier on the Beach
Soldier on the Beach

Soldier on the Beach

Soldier on the Beach

Soldier on the Beach

Soldier on the Beach

Corporal

Doyle

Senior Medical Officer

Czech Wehrmacht Soldier

Goldman

Private Boyd

Private Hastings
German #1

German #2
German #3 / Voice on Bullhorn
Jean

Jean's Wife
Jean's Son
Jean's Daughter

Minnesota Ryan

Lieutenant DeWindt

Paratrooper Lieutenant
Paratrooper Oliver

Paratrooper Michaelson

Paratrooper Joe
Paratrooper #1
Old French Man
Old French Woman
MP Lieutenant
General Marshall

War Department Colonel

War Department Colonel

War Department Captain

War Department Lieutenant

War Department Clerk

Mrs. Margaret Ryan

Ryan as Old Man

Old Mrs. Ryan

Ryan's Son

Ryan's Grandson
Ryan's Granddaughter (uncredited)

Waffen SS Soldier (uncredited)

Bangalore Assistant (uncredited)

German Sniper (uncredited)

Soldier on Beach (uncredited)

D-Day Soldier (uncredited)