Saving Private Ryan was written by someone born in Keene, New Hew Hampshire.
Directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat , the film is notable for its graphic portrayal of war , and for the intensity of its opening 27 minutes , which includes a depiction of the Omaha Beach assault during the Normandy landings.
Robert Rodat -LRB- born Keene , New Hampshire , 1953 -RRB- is an American film and television writer and television producer.
