
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.
Cast

Tom Hanks
Captain Miller

Tom Sizemore
Sergeant Horvath

Edward Burns
Private Reiben

Barry Pepper
Private Jackson

Adam Goldberg
Private Mellish

Vin Diesel
Private Caparzo

Giovanni Ribisi
T/4 Medic Wade

Jeremy Davies
Corporal Upham

Matt Damon
Private Ryan

Ted Danson
Captain Hamill

Paul Giamatti
Sergeant Hill

Dennis Farina
Lieutenant Colonel Anderson

Joerg Stadler
Steamboat Willie

Max Martini
Corporal Henderson

Dylan Bruno
Toynbe

Daniel Cerqueira
Weller

Demetri Goritsas
Parker

Ian Porter
Trask

Gary Sefton
Rice
Julian Spencer
Garrity

Steve Griffin
Wilson
William Marsh
Lyle

Marc Cass
Fallon

Markus Napier
Major Hoess

Neil Finnighan
Ramelle Paratrooper

Peter Miles
Ramelle Paratrooper
Paul Garcia
Field HQ Major
Seamus McQuade
Field HQ Aide
Ronald Longridge
Coxswain

Adam Shaw
Delancey

Rolf Saxon
Lieutenant Briggs

Corey Johnson
Radioman
Loclann Aiken
Soldier on the Beach
John Barnett
Soldier on the Beach

Maclean Burke
Soldier on the Beach
Victor Burke
Soldier on the Beach

Aiden Condron
Soldier on the Beach

Shashi Rami
Soldier on the Beach
Shane Hagan
Soldier on the Beach

Paul Hickey
Soldier on the Beach

Shane Johnson
Soldier on the Beach

Laird Macintosh
Soldier on the Beach
Brian Maynard
Soldier on the Beach

Martin McDougall
Soldier on the Beach
Mark Phillips
Soldier on the Beach

Lee Aaron Rosen
Soldier on the Beach

Andrew Scott
Soldier on the Beach

Matthew Sharp
Soldier on the Beach

Vincent Walsh
Soldier on the Beach

Grahame Wood
Soldier on the Beach

John Sharian
Corporal

Glenn Wrage
Doyle

Crofton Hardester
Senior Medical Officer

Martin Hub
Czech Wehrmacht Soldier

Raffaello Degruttola
Goldman

Nigel Whitmey
Private Boyd
Sam Ellis
Private Hastings

Erich Redman
German #1
Tilo Keiner
German #2
Stephan Grothgar
German #3 / Voice on Bullhorn

Stéphane Cornicard
Jean
Michelle Evans
Jean's Wife
Martin Beaton
Jean's Son

Anna Maguire
Jean's Daughter

Nathan Fillion
Minnesota Ryan

Leland Orser
Lieutenant DeWindt
Michael Mantas
Paratrooper Lieutenant

David Vegh
Paratrooper Oliver

Ryan Hurst
Paratrooper Michaelson
Nick Brooks
Paratrooper Joe
Sam Scudder
Paratrooper #1
John Walters
Old French Man
Dorothy Grumbar
Old French Woman
James Innes-Smith
MP Lieutenant

Harve Presnell
General Marshall

Dale Dye
War Department Colonel

Bryan Cranston
War Department Colonel

David Wohl
War Department Captain

Eric Loren
War Department Lieutenant

Valerie Colgan
War Department Clerk

Amanda Boxer
Mrs. Margaret Ryan

Harrison Young
Ryan as Old Man

Kathleen Byron
Old Mrs. Ryan

Rob Freeman
Ryan's Son
Thomas Gizbert
Ryan's Grandson

Nina Muschallik
Ryan's Granddaughter (uncredited)

Mac Steinmeier
Waffen SS Soldier (uncredited)

Derek Lea
Bangalore Assistant (uncredited)

Leo Stransky
German Sniper (uncredited)

Vincent Ventresca
Soldier on Beach (uncredited)
Conor Power
D-Day Soldier (uncredited)
Richard Birdloft
Fallen Soldier

John de Lancie
Letter-reader (voice)
Crew
Tom Hornsby
Daily Wardrobe

Steven Spielberg
Director, Producer

Robert Rodat
Writer

Michael Kahn
Editor
Michael Trent
Assistant Editor
Alexander Garcia
Assistant Editor

Janusz Kamiński
Director of Photography
Dale E. Grahn
Color Timer

Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
First Assistant Director

Adam Goodman
Second Assistant Director
Karen Richards
Second Second Assistant Director
Martin Krauka
Third Assistant Director
Daisy Cummins
Third Assistant Director
John Greaves
Storyboard
Tania Clarke
Assistant Production Coordinator
Clodagh Bowers
Assistant Production Coordinator
Elaine Burt
Production Coordinator

Ian Bryce
Producer

Mark Gordon
Producer

Gary Levinsohn
Producer

Kevin De La Noy
Associate Producer
Mark Huffam
Associate Producer, Production Manager
Bonnie Curtis
Co-Producer
Allison Lyon Segan
Co-Producer
Jane Burgess
Production Assistant
Thomas E. Sanders
Production Design
Jim Turner
Production Controller
Seamus Corcoran
Camera Operator
David O'Brien
Assistant Camera
Ciarán Barry
First Assistant Camera

Mark Milsome
First Assistant Camera
Tom Jordan
Second Assistant Camera
Robert Hill
Visual Effects Camera
Martin Rosenberg
Visual Effects Camera
John Ott
Camera Car
Alan Hall
Camera Trainee
Sven E. Fahlgren
Post Production Coordinator
Kevin Du Toit
Post Production Assistant
Erica Frauman
Post Production Supervisor
Kara Katsoulis
Casting Assistant

Denise Chamian
Casting
Priscilla John
Location Casting
Gillian Reynolds
Local Casting
Diana Wilson
Key Costumer

Tom Macdonald
Key Set Costumer
Marcus Love-McGuirk
Set Costumer
Sally Turner
Assistant Costume Designer
Anthony Black
Wardrobe Master
Sarah Hinch
Costume Coordinator
Sheila Fahey
Costume Supervisor

Joanna Johnston
Costume Design
Fiona Belton
Costume Assistant
Nigel Boyd
Costumer
Betty Glasow
Hairstylist
Hugh McAllister
Assistant Hairstylist

Lois Burwell
Key Makeup Artist
Sian Grigg
Makeup Artist
Lavinia Waters
Art Department Coordinator
Joanna Branch
Art Department Assistant
Peter James
Art Department Assistant

Daniel T. Dorrance
Supervising Art Director
Gary Freeman
Standby Art Director

Kevin Kavanaugh
Assistant Art Director
Brendan Lonergan
Prosthetics Sculptor

Gary Rydstrom
Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Shannon Mills
Sound Design Assistant

Ethan Van der Ryn
Sound Effects Editor

Frank E. Eulner
Sound Effects Editor
E. Larry Oatfield
Sound Effects Editor
Teresa Eckton
Sound Effects Editor

Richard Hymns
Supervising Sound Editor
Gary Summers
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Andy Nelson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ron Judkins
Sound Mixer
Tony Sereno
Sound Mix Technician
Robert Jackson
Boom Operator
Dennie Thorpe
Foley Artist
Sandina Bailo-Lape
Foley Editor
Tony Eckert
Foley Mixer
Frank 'Pepe' Merel
Foley Recordist
Larry Singer
ADR Supervisor
Denise Whiting
ADR Editor
Thomas Whiting
ADR Editor
Dean Drabin
ADR Mixer
Cary Stratton
ADR Recordist
David Devlin
Chief Lighting Technician
Terry Mulligan
Chief Lighting Technician
Michael Bartlett
Special Effects Technician
Carol McAulay
Special Effects Coordinator

Neil Corbould
Special Effects Supervisor
Katie Gabriel
Special Effects Assistant

Stefen Fangmeier
Visual Effects Supervisor
Kim Bromley
Visual Effects Producer
Bill Kimberlin
Visual Effects Editor
Amanda K. Montgomery
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Lori Arnold
Visual Effects Production Manager
Alexander Laurant
Visual Effects Art Director
Kathleen Beeler
CG Artist

John Williams
Original Music Composer, Conductor
James Thatcher
Musician
Kenneth Wannberg
Music Editor
Bryan Baverstock
Transportation Captain
Brian Hathaway
Transportation Coordinator
George Marshall
Production Accountant
Sara Bolder
Dialogue Editor
Ewa Sztompke
Dialogue Editor
Mary Works
Assistant Dialogue Editor
Jessica Drake
Dialect Coach
Glenn Start
Painter
Lisa Dean
Set Decoration
Jeff Hay
Set Dresser
Veronique Fletcher
Assistant Set Dresser
Philippa Bruges
Assistant Set Dresser
Terry Apsey
Construction Coordinator
Hillery Cope
Construction Buyer
Cos Egan
Props
John Giuliano
Propmaker
David James
Still Photographer

Ana Maria Quintana
Script Supervisor
Garret Baldwin
Electrician
Marek Bojsza
Electrician
Alan Grosch
Electrician
Darren Grosch
Electrician
Paul Kemp
Electrician
Neil Munro
Electrician
Peter O'Toole
Electrician
Steve Pattenden
Electrician
Terry Townsend
Electrician
Ricky Pattenden
Best Boy Electric
David Murphy
Carpenter
Peter N. Brown
Carpenter
Michael Law
Standby Carpenter
John Mcgregor
Supervising Carpenter
Gary Birmingham
Driver
Rhys Summerhayes
Set Production Assistant

Nial Fulton
Location Coordinator
Alex Gladstone
Location Manager
Paul Ashton
Location Assistant
Simon Burgess
Assistant Location Manager
Marc Wolff
Aerial Coordinator
R.H. Davies
Marine Coordinator

Andy Bennett
Stunts
Steve Caswell
Stunts

Steve Griffin
Stunts

Neil Finnighan
Stunts

Paul Heasman
Stunts
Lyndon S. Hellewell
Stunts, Stunt Double
Aris Comninos
Stunts
Jim Dowdall
Stunts

Paul Herbert
Stunts
Jeff Hewitt-Davis
Stunts

Franklin Mark Henson
Stunts
Dominick Hewitt
Stunts
Jindřich Klaus
Stunts

Pavel Krátký
Stunts

Ray Nicholas
Stunts
Donal O'Farrell
Stunts
Jaroslav Peterka
Stunts

Tony Lucken
Stunts
David Lištván
Stunts
Sean McCabe
Stunts
Jaroslav Pšenička
Stunts

Pavel Vokoun
Stunts
Bill Weston
Stunts

Jürgen Klein
Stunts
Michael Mohr
Stunts

Rob Inch
Stunts
Dusan Hyska
Stunts
Dimo Lipitkovský
Stunts

Marc Cass
Stunts
Viktor Červenka
Stunts
Ray De-Haan
Stunts
Pavel Cajzl
Stunts

Gary Powell
Stunts
Stuart Clarke
Utility Stunts

Simon Crane
Stunt Coordinator

Mark Southworth
Stunt Double
Maxie McDonald
Property Master
Rosalyn Ellis
Clapper Loader
Derek Russell
Best Boy Grip
Matt Codd
Production Illustrator
Colin Anderson
Chef
Sarah Linton
Assistant Chef
Norman Baker
Machinist
Ginger McCarthy
Standby Rigger
Nick Hopkins
Floor Runner
Noel Donnellon
Video Assist Operator
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutter
Stephen Bream
Draughtsman
John Flemming
Key Grip
Philip Murphy
Grip
Pat Williamson
Seamstress
Sara Chappell
Catering
Michelle Freeborn
Makeup Effects
Lee Clayton
Tailor
Aurelia Thomas
Craft Service
Susan d'Arcy
Unit Publicist
Tom Brown
Art Direction
Ricky Eyres
Art Direction
Chris Seagers
Art Direction
Alan Tomkins
Art Direction
Sara Desmond
Crowd Assistant Director
Andy Hunt
Sculptor

Duncan Jarman
Sculptor
Richard Byard
First Assistant Editor

Simon Atherton
Armorer
John Neufeld
Orchestrator
Jason Horwood
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