Saving Private Ryan (1998) |
Genres: Drama, War |
Taglines: The mission is a man. |
Director: Steven Spielberg |
Writers: Robert Rodat |
Stars: Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Barry Pepper, ... |
Opening with the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944, members of the 2nd Ranger Battalion under Cpt. Miller fight ashore to secure a beachhead. Amidst the fighting, two brothers are killed in action. Earlier in New Guinea, a third brother is KIA. Their mother, Mrs. Ryan, is to receive all three of the grave telegrams on the same day. The United States Army Chief of Staff, George C. Marshall, is given an opportunity to alleviate some of her grief when he learns of a fourth brother, Private James Ryan, and decides to send out 8 men (Cpt. Miller and select members from 2nd Rangers) to find him and bring him back home to his mother... |
Solitude (1934) Music by Duke Ellington Lyrics by Irving Mills & Edgar De Lange (as Eddie DeLange) |
Tu Es Partout (1941) Written by Édith Piaf & Marguerite Monnot Performed by Édith Piaf Courtesy of Mercury Records, France By Arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Music |
C'Était Une Histoire D'Amour (1942) Written by Henri Contet & Jean Jal Performed by Édith Piaf Courtesy of Mercury Records, France By Arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Music |