"The mission is a man."

1998

2h 49m

8.2(16501 votes)

Drama

History

War

Overview

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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91 members

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Tom Hanks

Captain Miller

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Tom Sizemore

Sergeant Horvath

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Edward Burns

Private Reiben

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Barry Pepper

Private Jackson

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Adam Goldberg

Private Mellish

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Vin Diesel

Private Caparzo

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Giovanni Ribisi

T/4 Medic Wade

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Jeremy Davies

Corporal Upham

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Matt Damon

Private Ryan

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Ted Danson

Captain Hamill

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Paul Giamatti

Sergeant Hill

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Dennis Farina

Lieutenant Colonel Anderson

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Joerg Stadler

Steamboat Willie

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Max Martini

Corporal Henderson

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Dylan Bruno

Toynbe

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Daniel Cerqueira

Weller

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Demetri Goritsas

Parker

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Ian Porter

Trask

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Gary Sefton

Rice

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Julian Spencer

Garrity

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Steve Griffin

Wilson

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William Marsh

Lyle

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Marc Cass

Fallon

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Markus Napier

Major Hoess

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Neil Finnighan

Ramelle Paratrooper

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Peter Miles

Ramelle Paratrooper

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Paul Garcia

Field HQ Major

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Seamus McQuade

Field HQ Aide

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Ronald Longridge

Coxswain

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Adam Shaw

Delancey

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Rolf Saxon

Lieutenant Briggs

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Corey Johnson

Radioman

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Loclann Aiken

Soldier on the Beach

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John Barnett

Soldier on the Beach

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Maclean Burke

Soldier on the Beach

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Victor Burke

Soldier on the Beach

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Aiden Condron

Soldier on the Beach

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Shashi Rami

Soldier on the Beach

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Shane Hagan

Soldier on the Beach

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Paul Hickey

Soldier on the Beach

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Shane Johnson

Soldier on the Beach

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Laird Macintosh

Soldier on the Beach

Crew

Brian Maynard

Soldier on the Beach

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Martin McDougall

Soldier on the Beach

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Mark Phillips

Soldier on the Beach

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Lee Aaron Rosen

Soldier on the Beach

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Andrew Scott

Soldier on the Beach

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Matthew Sharp

Soldier on the Beach

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Vincent Walsh

Soldier on the Beach

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Grahame Wood

Soldier on the Beach

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John Sharian

Corporal

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Glenn Wrage

Doyle

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Crofton Hardester

Senior Medical Officer

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Martin Hub

Czech Wehrmacht Soldier

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Raffaello Degruttola

Goldman

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Nigel Whitmey

Private Boyd

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Sam Ellis

Private Hastings

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Erich Redman

German #1

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Tilo Keiner

German #2

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Stephan Grothgar

German #3 / Voice on Bullhorn

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Stéphane Cornicard

Jean

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Michelle Evans

Jean's Wife

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Martin Beaton

Jean's Son

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Anna Maguire

Jean's Daughter

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Nathan Fillion

Minnesota Ryan

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Leland Orser

Lieutenant DeWindt

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Michael Mantas

Paratrooper Lieutenant

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David Vegh

Paratrooper Oliver

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Ryan Hurst

Paratrooper Michaelson

Camera

Nick Brooks

Paratrooper Joe

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Sam Scudder

Paratrooper #1

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John Walters

Old French Man

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Dorothy Grumbar

Old French Woman

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James Innes-Smith

MP Lieutenant

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Harve Presnell

General Marshall

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Dale Dye

War Department Colonel

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Bryan Cranston

War Department Colonel

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David Wohl

War Department Captain

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Eric Loren

War Department Lieutenant

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Valerie Colgan

War Department Clerk

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Amanda Boxer

Mrs. Margaret Ryan

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Harrison Young

Ryan as Old Man

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Kathleen Byron

Old Mrs. Ryan

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Rob Freeman

Ryan's Son

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Thomas Gizbert

Ryan's Grandson

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Nina Muschallik

Ryan's Granddaughter (uncredited)

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Mac Steinmeier

Waffen SS Soldier (uncredited)

Crew

Derek Lea

Bangalore Assistant (uncredited)

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Leoš Stránský

German Sniper (uncredited)

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Vincent Ventresca

Soldier on Beach (uncredited)

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Conor Power

D-Day Soldier (uncredited)

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