Paramount Home Entertainment has announced the details for
Saving Private Ryan: Sapphire Edition, scheduled for release on May 4. This two-disc edition includes over three hours of bonus features that take viewers into the past for a look at the real-life events that inspired the film and behind-the-scenes to explore the challenges of bringing that past to life. The film is presented in 1080p High Definition with English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, French, Spanish and Portuguese 5.1 Dolby Digital, along with English, English SDH, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles.
Special features include:
- An Introduction: Director Steven Spielberg discusses his interest in WWII and how it led him to make the film.
- Looking Into the Past: Steven Spielberg explains the research done for the film, the evolution of the screenplay and his intentions.
- Miller and his Platoon: Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and other cast members introduce the different characters and how the actors worked together.
- Boot Camp: Memories from the cast about the intense boot camp they went through with Captain Dale Dye.
- Making Saving Private Ryan: Steven Spielberg and his collaborators discuss the look of the film, the production design, the costumes and the photography.
- Re-creating Omaha Beach: A look at how the filmmakers re-created this historical event.
- Music and Sound: Discussion with the team that edited, scored and brought sound to the film.
- Parting Thoughts: Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks share their final thoughts on the experience of making the film.
- Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan: A 25-minute documentary with the cast and crew.
- Shooting War: Tom Hanks hosts and narrates this documentary on WWII combat photographers in Europe and the Pacific theater of war.
- Theatrical Trailer (in HD)
- Re-Release Trailer (in HD)