Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. Set in 1944 in Normandy, France, during World War II, it follows a group of soldiers, led
Theatrical release poster
The Niland brothers (1940s) were an influence on Saving Private Ryan's plot
Ballinesker Beach (pictured in 2015), a segment of Curracloe strand in Ireland, was used to portray Omaha Beach
The opening and closing scenes of the film are set in the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial near Omaha Beach.
Thomas Edward Sizemore Jr. was an American actor. Born in Detroit, he started his career with supporting appearances in Born on the Fourth of July, Lock Up, and Blue Steel. The appearances led to more
Saving Private Ryan
…James Francis Ryan (Matt Damon) and bring him home safely after his three brothers have been killed in action. The film also stars Edward Burns and Tom Sizemore. Inspired by the books of Stephen E. Ambrose and accounts of multiple soldiers in a single family, such as the Sullivan brothers and the Niland brothers…
Sizemore on Wilshire Boulevard in LA, October 2010