On June 6, we will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings and the Battle of Normandy. On this day, Paramount Studios is offering a one-day theatrical release of Steven Spielberg’s masterpiece, Saving Private Ryan.
A film for history
Released in France in September 1998, the film received 4.1 million admissions in France and grossed $482 million worldwide. Worn by Tom Hanks, the work also won 5 Oscars: Best Director, Best Editing, Best Sound, Best Sound Effects and Best Visual Effects.
The story tells about the character of John Miller (Tom Hanks); The latter must lead his squad behind enemy lines on a particularly dangerous mission: to find and safely return Private James Ryan (Matt Damon), whose three brothers were killed in battle over three days while Allied forces landed on Omaha Beach. .
As the squad advances into enemy territory, Miller’s men ask themselves questions. Should we risk eight lives to save just one? A real shocker when it came out, Private Ryan made a special impact with his anthology landing scene that sent the film into posterity.
Spielberg and World War II
Steven Spielberg says himself “obsessed” For the period 39-45, because America, “Who had already lost his innocence several times, abandoned it forever during World War II. I wanted to pay tribute to all these young guys who never left their town, spoke no other language than English, and were thrown right onto Omaha Beach. I wanted to illustrate the brutal clash of cultures.”pointed out the director on the L’Express microphone in September 1998.
If you want to celebrate D-Day on June 6 in theaters, you know which movie to pick!
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