This document provides a summary of the 1998 Steven Spielberg film Saving Private Ryan. It describes the film's plot, in which a group of US Army soldiers led by Captain John Miller are tasked with finding Private James Ryan after his brothers are killed in action, in order to bring him back home. The soldiers face heavy resistance and loss of life from German forces as they search for Ryan behind enemy lines in Normandy, France. Captain Miller is killed during their final battle to retrieve Ryan, who was defending a strategically important bridge.

1. Saving Private
Ryan
Starring
Tom Hanks
as Cpt. John H. Miller
Matt Damon
as Private James Francis Ryan
Directed/Produced By
Steven Spielberg

2. Introduction
 An Academy Award Winner movie released in 1998.
 Historical movie related to Second World War.
 Describes the invasion of American soldiers on the shore of Normandy,
France on June 6th, 1944.
 In this movie a group of eight soldiers including Cpt. Miller go behind
enemy lines to search for Private Ryan on the orders of US Chief of Army
Staff.

3. Summary
 American soldiers invade the Omaha Beach in Normandy, France captured
by the Germans.

4. Summary
After getting informed that a soldier named Pvt. Ryan has lost all
his three brothers, the General of US army orders to rescue Pvt.
Ryan and bring him back home. This was because all his three
brothers were dead and Ryan’s mother was going to receive the
death telegrams of all her three died sons.

5. Summary
Cpt. Miller and
his company
(Charlie
Company, 2nd
Ranger Battalion)
was ordered to go
and find Pvt.
Ryan. The
company faces
heavy resistance
on their way,
fighting with the
Germans and also
losing two of
their men.

6. Summary
Finally, the company
arrives in the outskirts of
Ramelle ( a certain town )
and finds out Pvt. Ryan
who was assigned the duty
to defend a strategically
important bridge. Captain
Miller dies in the
battlefield while returning
coming heavily under
German fire while the
company makes it home
with Ryan.

7. Inspirations
Cpt. John H. Miller along
with his team is the source
of inspiration. Clearly
knowing the fact that
going behind the enemy
lines could cost them their
life, but still Captain
followed the orders issued
to him with great
commitment, honesty and
valor.

8. Reasons for inspiration
 Patriotism, Heroism
Ryan was a true a patriotic soldier filled with heroic essence for
his country. He refused to go back when Capt Miller informed him about
chief’s orders.
 Sacrifice for others
This is a touching story about men who gave their lives for a mission.
We can learn so much about sacrificing our own lives for the sake of
others from this movie.
 Feelings for somebody
USA chief of staff had sympathetic feelings for Mrs Ryan, so he
sent out a mission despite of the fact that the area was known to be very
dangerous and risky.

9. Reasons for inspiration
 Commitment towards your target
Once we are assigned a target, we must be committed to it no
matter how much hardships we have to bear. Captain Millar and his
team remained committed to his task with honesty and bravery even
after losing two lives and Ryan was finally back to his home. On the
other hand, Ryan was committed to his position in the battlefield and
refused to leave it when Cpt. Miller informed him about Chief’s orders.