To mark the commemoration of the Normandy Landings, Steven Spielberg’s iconic film is back in theaters from June 6.
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We have to save the soldier Ryan by Steven Spielberg, cult film about the Normandy landings with Tom Hanks and Matt Damon, returns to theaters in 300 cinemas in France on June 6 to celebrate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Paramount announced Monday.
Tom Hanks plays Captain John Miller, tasked with his squad to find Private James Ryan (Matt Damon), whose three brothers died in combat, in the midst of the confusion of the delicate Allied operation on the French coast.
The relief expedition through the Norman bocage, into enemy territory, under salvos of gunfire, crudely shows the extent of the fighting and human losses in the decisive battle of the Liberation.
The opening sequence on D-Day, which is one of the anthology scenes of cinema, was filmed in Ireland with more than 1,000 extras, including 250 soldiers from the Irish army.
When it was released in 1998, the film captivated more than four million spectators in France and generated $482 million in global box office revenue, in addition to winning five Oscars.
