Saving Private Ryan‘s ending battle features some Hollywood inaccuracies, reveals a World War II historian. Released in 1998, Steven Spielberg’s epic World War II drama follows Tom Hanks’ Capt. Miller and his unit as they embark on a mission across occupied France to rescue the last surviving brother of the Ryan family. Saving Private Ryan has been widely lauded due to Spielberg’s impressive filmmaking and the movie’s commitment to historical authenticity, including for its depiction of the D-Day Omaha Beach landing and the fight in the town of Ramelle near the end.
