Steven Spielberg Director Tom Hanks Captain John H. Miller Actor Edward Burns Private Richard Reiben Actor Tom Sizemore Sergeant Michael Horvath Actor Jeremy Davies Corporal Timothy E. Upham Actor Vin Diesel Private Adrian Caparzo Actor Adam Goldberg Private Mellish Actor Barry Pepper Private Jackson Actor Giovanni Ribisi T, 4 Medic Irwin Wade Actor Matt Damon Private James Francis Ryan Actor Dennis Farina Lieutenant Colonel Anderson Actor Ted Danson Captain Fred Hamill Actor Harve Presnell General Marshall Actor Dale Dye War Department Colonel Actor Bryan Cranston War Department Colonel Actor David Wohl War Department Captain Actor Paul Giamatti Sergeant Hill Actor Ryan Hurst Paratrooper Mandelsohn Actor Harrison Young Ryan (as Old Man) Actor Robert Rodat Writer Ian Bryce Producer Mark Gordon Producer Gary Levinsohn Producer Bonnie Curtis Co-Producer Kevin De La Noy Associate Producer Mark Huffam Associate Producer Allison Lyon Segan Co-Producer Janusz Kamiński Cinematographer Michael Kahn Film Editing John Williams Original Music Thomas E. Sanders Production Design Tom Brown Art Director Ricky Eyres Art Director Chris Seagers Art Director Alan Tomkins Art Director Lisa Dean Kavanaugh Set Decoration Joanna Johnston Costume Design Denise Chamian Casting