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Spielberg

Steven wanted"Saving Private Ryan" to be a differentkind of very tactileand personal war...

Hanks:
Steven wanted
"Saving Private Ryan" to be a different
kind of very tactile
and personal war movie

Full Transcript

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Hanks: Steven wanted "Saving Private Ryan"
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to be a different kind of very tactile and personal war movie.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
01:48:28
Uploaded
Jul 06, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Pentimento Productions,HBO Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

A documentary on Steven Spielberg, filmmaker. Includes interviews with relatives, film critics, peers and people who have worked with him.
He was playing with our sense of confusion - Spielberg 00:10
He was playing with our sense of confusion
And the difference between standing around before we're shooting - Spielberg 00:06
And the difference between standing around before we're...
You better..." So, we're talking like that. - Spielberg 00:04
You better..." So, we're talking like that.
And then it opened up - Spielberg 00:07
And then it opened up
- ( loud whirring ) - ( men shouting ) - Spielberg 00:08
- ( loud whirring ) - ( men shouting )
Spielberg I tried very very hard to put the audience - Spielberg 00:20
Spielberg I tried very very hard to put the audience
( rapid gunfire ) - Spielberg 00:06
( rapid gunfire )
Edelstein: In "Saving Private Ryan," Spielberg understood - Spielberg 00:07
Edelstein: In "Saving Private Ryan," Spielberg un...
- ( bullets whizzing ) - ( men shouting ) - Spielberg 00:06
- ( bullets whizzing ) - ( men shouting )
You can hear them penetrate the flesh - Spielberg 00:05
You can hear them penetrate the flesh
You felt what it was like to have your ears ringing - Spielberg 00:07
You felt what it was like to have your ears ringing
( explosion ) - Spielberg 00:05
( explosion )
Edelstein: The sheer intensity of that scene, - Spielberg 00:11
Edelstein: The sheer intensity of that scene,
( rapid gunfire ) - Spielberg 00:12
( rapid gunfire )
And all my cameramen were given instruction - Spielberg 00:09
And all my cameramen were given instruction
And for, like, 27 days, we literally took the beach - Spielberg 00:08
And for, like, 27 days, we literally took the beach
- ( gunfire ) - ( men shouting ) - Spielberg 00:09
- ( gunfire ) - ( men shouting )
Maslin: "Saving Private Ryan" revealed - Spielberg 00:08
Maslin: "Saving Private Ryan" revealed
Maslin Saving Private Ryan revealed - Spielberg 00:15
Maslin Saving Private Ryan revealed
That was him at the height of his powers - Spielberg 00:05
That was him at the height of his powers