SAVING PRIVATE RYAN: THE REAL STORY
DVD (widescreen)
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This Oscar-winning 1998 Hollywood blockbuster is known for its realism and the manner in which it captures the terror and brutality of combat—but was it truly accurate, and was there ever a real Private Ryan?
Gain insights from historians about the veracity of specific scenarios in the film and learn the results of revealing tests conducted by weapons experts. Moving testimony from soldiers who actually landed at Normandy and the families of those whose tragic stories inspired this epic drama add a human dimension to the investigation.
| Copyright | 2011 |
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| Publisher | Blink Films |
| Grade | 9 and up |
| Color | Color |
| Run Time | 45 minutes |
| ISBN | 9781531702267 |