Saving Private Ryan has regularly been praised by historians for its accuracy and harrowingly realistic portrayal of the June 6, 1944 D-Day landings at Normandy. Its defining scene, showing the beach landings, is considered one of the most significant war movie scenes of all time and breaks expected war movie clichs. Saving Private Ryan‘s cast includes Tom Hanks and Matt Damon, and it is considered one of the best D-Day movies ever made. However, it is rivaled by a 1962 John Wayne movie that is, arguably, more realistic.

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