The mission is a man.
8.221
169 min
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.
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Tom Hanks | Captain Miller | Goutbreak |
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Tom Sizemore | Sergeant Horvath | Unowned |
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Edward Burns | Private Reiben | Unowned |
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Barry Pepper | Private Jackson | Unowned |
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Adam Goldberg | Private Mellish | Unowned |
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Vin Diesel | Private Caparzo | Unowned |
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Giovanni Ribisi | T/4 Medic Wade | The Free Refills |
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Jeremy Davies | Corporal Upham | Unowned |
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Matt Damon | Private Ryan | Calvin and Nobbs |
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Ted Danson | Captain Hamill | Hangin with Mr. Cooper |
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Paul Giamatti | Sergeant Hill | Goutbreak |
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Dennis Farina | Lieutenant Colonel Anderson | Unowned |
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Joerg Stadler | Steamboat Willie | Unowned |
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Max Martini | Corporal Henderson | Unowned |
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Dylan Bruno | Toynbe | Unowned |
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Daniel Cerqueira | Weller | Unowned |
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Demetri Goritsas | Parker | Unowned |
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Ian Porter | Trask | Unowned |
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Gary Sefton | Rice | Unowned |
| Julian Spencer | Garrity | Unowned | |
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Steve Griffin | Wilson | Unowned |
| William Marsh | Lyle | Unowned | |
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Marc Cass | Fallon | Unowned |
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Markus Napier | Major Hoess | Unowned |
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Neil Finnighan | Ramelle Paratrooper | Unowned |
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Peter Miles | Ramelle Paratrooper | Unowned |
| Paul Garcia | Field HQ Major | Unowned | |
| Seamus McQuade | Field HQ Aide | Unowned | |
| Ronald Longridge | Coxswain | Unowned | |
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Adam Shaw | Delancey | Unowned |
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Rolf Saxon | Lieutenant Briggs | Unowned |
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Corey Johnson | Radioman | Unowned |
| Loclann Aiken | Soldier on the Beach | Unowned | |
| John Barnett | Soldier on the Beach | Unowned | |
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Maclean Burke | Soldier on the Beach | Unowned |
| Victor Burke | Soldier on the Beach | Unowned | |
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Aiden Condron | Soldier on the Beach | Unowned |
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Shashi Rami | Soldier on the Beach | Unowned |
| Shane Hagan | Soldier on the Beach | Unowned | |
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Paul Hickey | Soldier on the Beach | Unowned |
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Shane Johnson | Soldier on the Beach | Unowned |
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Laird Macintosh | Soldier on the Beach | Unowned |
| Brian Maynard | Soldier on the Beach | Unowned | |
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Martin McDougall | Soldier on the Beach | Unowned |
| Mark Phillips | Soldier on the Beach | Unowned | |
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Lee Aaron Rosen | Soldier on the Beach | Unowned |
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Andrew Scott | Soldier on the Beach | Goutbreak |
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Matthew Sharp | Soldier on the Beach | Unowned |
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Vincent Walsh | Soldier on the Beach | Unowned |
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Grahame Wood | Soldier on the Beach | Unowned |
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John Sharian | Corporal | Unowned |
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Glenn Wrage | Doyle | Unowned |
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Crofton Hardester | Senior Medical Officer | Unowned |
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Martin Hub | Czech Wehrmacht Soldier | Unowned |
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Raffaello Degruttola | Goldman | Unowned |
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Nigel Whitmey | Private Boyd | Unowned |
| Sam Ellis | Private Hastings | Unowned | |
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Erich Redman | German #1 | Unowned |
| Tilo Keiner | German #2 | Unowned | |
| Stephan Grothgar | German #3 / Voice on Bullhorn | Unowned | |
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Stéphane Cornicard | Jean | Unowned |
| Michelle Evans | Jean's Wife | Unowned | |
| Martin Beaton | Jean's Son | Unowned | |
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Anna Maguire | Jean's Daughter | Unowned |
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Nathan Fillion | Minnesota Ryan | Unowned |
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Leland Orser | Lieutenant DeWindt | Unowned |
| Michael Mantas | Paratrooper Lieutenant | Unowned | |
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David Vegh | Paratrooper Oliver | Unowned |
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Ryan Hurst | Paratrooper Michaelson | Unowned |
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Nick Brooks | Paratrooper Joe | Unowned |
| Sam Scudder | Paratrooper #1 | Unowned | |
| John Walters | Old French Man | Unowned | |
| Dorothy Grumbar | Old French Woman | Unowned | |
| James Innes-Smith | MP Lieutenant | Unowned | |
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Harve Presnell | General Marshall | Unowned |
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Dale Dye | War Department Colonel | Unowned |
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Bryan Cranston | War Department Colonel | Hangin with Mr. Cooper |
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David Wohl | War Department Captain | Unowned |
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Eric Loren | War Department Lieutenant | Unowned |
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Valerie Colgan | War Department Clerk | Unowned |
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Amanda Boxer | Mrs. Margaret Ryan | Unowned |
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Harrison Young | Ryan as Old Man | Unowned |
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Kathleen Byron | Old Mrs. Ryan | Unowned |
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Rob Freeman | Ryan's Son | Unowned |
| Thomas Gizbert | Ryan's Grandson | Unowned | |
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Nina Muschallik | Ryan's Granddaughter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Mac Steinmeier | Waffen SS Soldier (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Derek Lea | Bangalore Assistant (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Leo Stransky | German Sniper (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Vincent Ventresca | Soldier on Beach (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Conor Power | D-Day Soldier (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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John de Lancie | Letter-reader (voice) (uncredited) | Unowned |