Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/June 6, 2024  by Wehwalt (talk) 12:07, 2 May 2024 (UTC)



Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. Set in 1944 in France during World War II, it follows a group of soldiers, led by Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks), on their mission to locate Private James Francis Ryan (Matt Damon) and bring him home safely after his three brothers are killed in action. Inspired by the books of Stephen E. Ambrose and accounts of casualties among members of a single family such as the Niland brothers, Rodat drafted the script and Paramount Pictures hired him to finish the writing. Spielberg wanted to make Saving Private Ryan as authentic as possible, and hired Frank Darabont and Scott Frank to perform uncredited rewrites based on research and interviews with veterans. The cast went through a week-long boot camp to understand the soldier experience. Filming took place from June to September 1997 in England and Ireland. Saving Private Ryan earned critical acclaim for its graphic portrayal of combat.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Operation Title, a WW2 article, is scheduled for May 15
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 * Promoted: May 7, 2023
 * Reasons for nomination: D-Day
 * Support as nominator. Sheila1988 (talk) 10:49, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Support as main contributor Darkwarriorblake (talk) 22:25, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Would Support, but I recommend adding a caption to that beach photo.--ZKang123 (talk) 01:23, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Support, but I agree a caption should be added to the image. --  Zoo Blazer  16:35, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Added caption. Sheila1988 (talk) 18:08, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Coordinator comment. I'm closing this as successful, but I don't think the image is helpful. Better to have the picture of the Normandy American Cemetery used in the article. There's a month until this runs and plenty of time for discussion if people have other views.--Wehwalt (talk) 12:03, 2 May 2024 (UTC)