Unbelievable Facts About Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan is largely considered one of the greatest war films ever made. Its gritty realism, realized through incredibly painstaking research and preperation, certainly makes it one of the most visceral depictions of warfare ever put on film. It's also one of Steven Spielberg's most ambitious and awe-inspiring movies to date. And when we're talking about Steven freaking Spielberg, that's really saying something. The film's opening scene, which depicts the landing at Omaha Beach, is said to be the most accurate portrayal of D-Day ever screened. If you enjoyed this movie, you will certainly enjoy these behind the scenes facts about Saving Private Ryan. There's more to this movie than many people know.
Saving Private Ryan Facts
1. A Dash Of Color, Perhaps?
Although Steven Spielberg lowered the color saturation of the movie by 60% for artistic reasons, both major American satellite providers (DirecTV and Dish Newtork) and most cable TV providers turned up the chroma gain to re-enhance the color saturation when showing the movie.
Why? Because on the first day or two of the movie's broadcast run, their customer service centres were swamped with calls from upset viewers complaining that something was wrong with the color.
2. Dear Mr. Spielberg
Spielberg directed Saving Private Ryan as a tribute to his father, Arnold Spielberg, who served in the U.S. Army and Signal Corps and fought in Burma during World War II. Arnold had helped a Steven direct his first movies as a teenager, both of which involved plots that took place during World War II.
3. On-Set Trauma
One of the actors in the German-dubbed version of the movie was actually a German veteran from the invasion of Normandy. He had to drop out because of the emotional realism of the movie.
