On the occasion of the broadcast of the film Saving Private Ryan, this Monday, October 10 on France 3, Télé Star reveals all the secrets of the cult D-Day scene.
France 3 broadcasts, this Monday, October 10 at 9 p.m., the cult film by Steven Spielberg, We have to save the soldier Ryan. For the occasion, Télé Star invites you to dive into the secrets of this emblematic work of world cinema, whose release in 1998 was an event, and to discover in particular whether real soldiers took part in the landing scene.
The filming of this D-Day scene, which will remain forever in the history of cinema, lasted a total of four weeks. It was made in Ireland with the presence of more than 1,000 extras, including 250 soldiers from the Irish Army. About thirty amputees also interpreted mutilated soldiers. More than 2,000 weapons, 250 of which were functional, were also used. Steven Spielberg was even able to get two real WWII landing craft to increase the realism of this scene. In total, the sequence cost $11 million. As a reminder, the overall production budget for this film was $70 million.
Steven Spielberg: “I wanted to illustrate the brutal clash of cultures”
In We have to save the soldier RyanTom Hanks embodies Captain Miller who is given a mission during the landing on the beaches of Normandy: bring back safe and sound a soldier named Ryan played by Matt Damon. “The period 39-45 obsesses me, because America, which had already lost its innocence several times, abandoned it forever during the Second World War.explained Steven Spielberg in 1998. I wanted to pay tribute to all those young boys who had never left their town, spoke no other language than English, and were thrown directly onto Omaha Beach. I wanted to illustrate the brutal clash of cultures.”
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This scene was shot in Ireland with the presence of real Irish soldiers
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It cost $11 million
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Saving Private Ryan is broadcast this Monday, October 10 on France 3
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This movie was directed by Steven Spielberg and released in 1998
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Steven Spielberg on the set of Saving Private Ryan
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Tom Hanks plays Miller in Saving Private Ryan, this Monday, October 10 on France 3
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Matt Damon plays Private Ryan in Saving Private Ryan, this Monday, October 10 on France 3
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Tom Sizemore in Saving Private Ryan, this Monday, October 10 on France 3
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Tom Hanks and Matt Damon in Saving Private Ryan, this Monday, October 10 on France 3
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Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan, this Monday, October 10 on France 3