'Saving Private Ryan' Coming Back to Theaters in June The film's special release will<br />commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day. The invasion by the U.S. and its <br />allies took place in 1944 , a year <br />before the end of World War II. The Steven Spielberg-directed film will be shown <br />in 600 U.S. theaters. 'Saving Private Ryan' was released back in <br />1998 and stars Tom Hanks and Matt Damon. It went on to win five Oscars and earned <br />11 total nominations. Globally, the epic grabbed nearly <br />$500 million at the box office. 'Saving Private Ryan' has earned notoriety for its depiction of the invasion of Normandy. Critics have called its opening scene one of the most brutal in movie history. It has widely been praised as <br />one of the best war movies ever made.
