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Spielberg

"Saving Private Ryan"revealed certain visceral truthsabout war that people were notgonna...

Maslin:
"Saving Private Ryan"
revealed certain visceral truths
about war that people were not
gonna learn from books

Full Transcript

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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.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
38
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