Corrected entry: Toward the end of the movie Private Ryan tells the soldiers who came to save him that the last time he and his brothers were together was before they went off to boot camp. But in the pan shot of the interior of the farmhouse, you see a picture of all four brothers in their uniforms. (00:32:54)
tw_stuart
27th Aug 2001
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
24th Jun 2002
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Corrected entry: When the SS soldier is killing Private Mellish in the last battle scene you can see a line where the soldier stabs Mellish.
Correction: What line? I've watched this scene carefully and can see no line that strikes me as unusual.
26th Aug 2003
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Corrected entry: When the platoon sergeant is canning the dirt sample from France, the markings on the 3 cans are made with a wide-tipped magic marker. These were not developed until 15 years later. A black grease-pencil was standard issue in those days (1944).
Correction: The first magic marker was actually marketed in 1952 but similar types of pens were already available in the 1940's.
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Correction: The wording is wrong, Ryan describes being with his brothers and tells the soldiers who came to save him that it was the last time he and his brothers were together before they went off to boot camp. They were together at least one time after that as the picture shows but it's reasonable for Ryan to remember the last time they were together before joining the military.
tw_stuart