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"Saving Private Ryan" revealed certain visceral truths about war that people are not...

Herself - Film Critic: "Saving Private Ryan" revealed certain visceral truths about war that people are not going to learn from books, they were not going to learn from documentaries. That was him at the height of his powers doing something that nobody else could do

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Maslin Saving Private Ryan revealed
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certain visceral truths about war
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that people were not gonna learn from books
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They were not gonna learn from documentaries
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That was him at the height of his powers
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doing something that nobody else could do
Duration
15 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
01:51:35
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.
That was him at the height of his powers - Spielberg 00:05
That was him at the height of his powers
- ( gunfire ) - Hanks: The first time we talked about the movie, - Spielberg 00:15
- ( gunfire ) - Hanks: The first time we talked about the mo...
Steven had thought the set was built this way, - Spielberg 00:06
Steven had thought the set was built this way,
So, he could not shoot it, because the sun - Spielberg 00:05
So, he could not shoot it, because the sun
And he was mad, perhaps with himself or perhaps with someone - Spielberg 00:07
And he was mad, perhaps with himself or perhaps with someone
So, he went on a walk, and when he comes back, - Spielberg 00:13
So, he went on a walk, and when he comes back,
( explosion ) - Spielberg 00:12
( explosion )
But because his eye is so connected to his brain - Spielberg 00:13
But because his eye is so connected to his brain
Anne: "Saving Private Ryan" was in honor of the veterans, - Spielberg 00:10
Anne: "Saving Private Ryan" was in honor of the ve...
He wasn't in Europe. He was in India and Burma. - Spielberg 00:05
He wasn't in Europe. He was in India and Burma.
When I was a kid, my dad was telling WWII stories all the time. - Spielberg 00:04
When I was a kid, my dad was telling WWII stories all the ti...
His veteran friends would come over to the house - Spielberg 00:05
His veteran friends would come over to the house
So, WWII, that greatest generation, - Spielberg 00:07
So, WWII, that greatest generation,
Lucas: Steven had a complicated relationship with his father, - Spielberg 00:12
Lucas: Steven had a complicated relationship with his father...
It was complex for me for a long time, - Spielberg 00:09
It was complex for me for a long time,
If movies did anything for me, it-- - Spielberg 00:09
If movies did anything for me, it--
- Yes, sir. - Spielberg: And this father-son obsession - Spielberg 00:14
- Yes, sir. - Spielberg: And this father-son obsession
Do you remember the last time we had a quiet drink? - Spielberg 00:04
Do you remember the last time we had a quiet drink?
- ( music playing ) - ( chatter ) - Spielberg 00:05
- ( music playing ) - ( chatter )
Maslin: The absent father - Spielberg 00:09
Maslin: The absent father