Side note, plot hole...I don't typically go looking for them but in a movie as meticulously put together as this one, it's still cool to find one. At around 4:35, if you look to the right of the door, there's a picture of the four brothers--in army uniforms, wearing helmets. Later in the movie, when Pvt. Ryan is telling Tom Hanks about the story with his brother in the hay loft with the girl, he said that that was the last time they were all four together in one place--that one of the brothers left for the Army the next day. So, they were never together since they all were in uniform. That photo could never have existed, since the four were never together while all were in the Army. Further, around 4:50, one of the officers told General Marshall that the 4 Ryan brothers were all in the same company in the 29th Division, but were split up after the Sullivan brothers all died aboard the USS Juneau when it sank. So, Ryan says they were never together after that one night. Kinda odd to see this kind of oversight. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i7qliM-ErdGdgJs.html

400,000 + young men.

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cakep banget plot cerita saving private ryan, tidak sekedar dar der dor, sangat masuk akal ceritanya, betapa setiap negara akan menghargai para pahlawannya

If any of the brothers were from another service the movie does not happen.

This scene of the bearing a horrible message to a parent was repeated several hundred thousand times during the war. Can't watch without tearing up.

Bryan Cranston regrew an arm after the war...very impressive 😂😂😂

This scene broke my heart. I have not been able to go back and watch this movie a second time.

wow she really loves that cat eh

a real tear jerker

1 of the Best Scenes of Spielberg's masterpiece Wonder How many✝️ Bibles are near 🇺🇸 General's Today?

The perfect blend of Spielberg and John Williams is a chemistry that will never be replicated.

Now THIS is how you write and shoot a scene… must have watched it a 100 times, gets me every time!

The boys alive… and WE are going to get him the HELL out of there!

Still tears up every time when the mother looks up.

Jetzt kann ich mir als Deutscher auch gut vorstellen, wie es damals für meine Großeltern war. Mein Großvater kämpfte in Russland, die beiden Brüder meiner Großmutter in Frankreich und Italien. Meine Großmutter bekam damals auch innerhalb von nur 2 Wochen die Mitteilung, dass ihre beiden Brüder gefallen waren. Sie hatten auch einen landwirtschaftlichen Betrieb und hofften natürlich auch , dass beide lebend wieder zurückkamen. Dem war aber leider nicht so.😔😔 Alleine unser Dorf hatte damals nach dem Ende des Kriegs fast drei Dutzend Gefallene zu verzeichnen und dies bei einer Einwohnerzahl von um die 300(!). Man kann sich die Trauer und das psychische Leid unserer Großeltern an sich eigentlich gar nicht vorstellen. Aber leider spielte sich diese Szene, wie im Film hier demonstriert, eigentlich überall ab. Ironie der Geschichte: Ich habe selbst drei weitere Brüder und man möchte sich gar nicht vorstellen, wenn sich dies heutzutage wiederholen könnte. Wenn sich aber dieser ganze unnötige Muskelspiel von Macht, Besessenheit und unbändiger Eroberungswut sei es politischer, militärischer oder wirtschaftlicher Art, weiterhin so fortsetzt wie wir es den ganzen Tag in den Nachrichten mitbekommen, dann ist es doch wahrscheinlich, dass demnach es wieder zu einem globalen Konflikt kommen könnte. Schönen Tag noch.👀👀

Thank you to all the brave men in history who fought for democracy and what was right and just. Because of your sacrifice, I get to sit at home in front of my computer watching this on youtube.

The chain of command actually working properly is a beautiful thing to see

She hears the dog , looks up, then back down. Then she stops. She knows that she does not get visitors. She looks over the netting and sees a civilian car, then sees the star. She knows that it is going to be bad news. One of her four sons has been killed. She has no idea that it is three of them. She walks slowly and stoically to the door, pauses for a moment , and then goes out on to the porch. The soldier steps out, and opens the rear door, and she sees the priest. Now she knows for certain , that she has lost a son. Maybe she realises that they would not send a car for one son , and the horror hits her that it might be more than one. Her knees give way, and her left hand shakes , as she reaches for support that isnt there. She slowly sinks to the porch floor as her mind goes numb . The two men bend down to comfort her. The scene ends before she gives that scream , that only a mother can. She acted it perfectly , an amazing recreation of real life. I do hope it was done in one take. It can not be improved up. I watched it again . From the moment she looked up from the washing bowl , until the scene ended, it was one minute. One minute that we watched in slow motion , second by second , know what was coming. If anyone ever wants to become an actor , watch this scene. It is perfect. Last thing. The actress is Amanda Boxer. Google her.

Nobody ever thinks of the wildlife that suffer endlessly from these wars. Wars they didn’t start. They don’t even know what’s going on. Humans have ravaged this entire planet. We should all be ashamed. We treat this planet like a litter box. We shit and piss all over the place then cover it up to mask the stinky mess we made

This music makes it more tear-jerking.

Go back to your typewriter! 😂😂

He sounds like col Potter

Back when people cared😢

The actor who played George Marshall in this scene really went over and above in convincing us of the impact of their resolve to understand and locate and rescue Pvt. Ryan How he read the letter wrote by Abraham Lincoln and his body language says it all. A very intense and poignant moment that puts the search/rescue pursuit in context. Perhaps, as significant as when a dying Capt. Miller says to Ryan, "Earn This".

"in my heart, I know I am funny" good.....

How would you like to be the person delivering this news?

The first husband of my grandmother was a German soldier. He died during a counterattack against the Red Army. He had three brothers, all of them died in WWII.

I don't know who played that mother in this scene, but I've never been more quickly moved to tears and heartbreak in my life. If there was EVER a realistic portrayal of the devastation of finding out you've lost even ONE son at war, much less 3, this woman portrayed it!! I can't even imagine!!

This scene makes me cry every time I see it. The acting of the mother is so real, when she sees her minister and her legs collapse, is perfectly acted. The general citing the letter from memory is also powerful. My grandfather survived the battle of the bulge, he lost of friends in the battle. He told me stories of what he lived through.

One of the great movies.

Spielberg really knows how to show America.

Remember when Hollywood used to make films like this? Pepperidge Farms remembers...

Compare that poetic and moving letter to one mother from Abraham Lincoln to the BS spewed today from the worst president in US history, DJT

Dale Dye dropping his gaze at the mention of five brothers who died in action is a very subtle piece of performance - as much as this scene is about the speech, the performance of such active and reverent listening is what sells it

Jason Bourne needs no assistance

If Private Ryan was black this movie would've ended at 00:53.

Hello Mr. White!

Possibly one of the best, if not the best, war movie scenes of all time. Breaks me every time I see it.

Really good scene.

This scene always breaks my heart..

Wait, this guy was working for shield and hydra!

Yes

It's weird seeing these movies 25 years later and seeing those no name actors who hadn't hit it big yet. Look at 32 year old Bryan Cranston.

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I'M NOT CRYING! YOU'RE CRYING!

Note at 5:29 the officer talking about how the airborne got mis-dropped is Dale Dye, who ended up being cast as Col. Sink, the commander of the 506th airborne division, in Band of Brothers. Hanks must have liked his short appearance here.

Tear up every time this clip comes across my feed

What happened to America when we vote for someone like trump

Of all the men America has produced, George Marshall is one of our finest.