Which 1998 epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg depicts the D-Day landings in Normandy?

The 1998 epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg that depicts the D-Day landings in Normandy is Saving Private Ryan.

The film opens during the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, and follows Captain John Miller, played by Tom Hanks. Miller leads a small unit behind enemy lines to find Private James Francis Ryan, whose three brothers have been killed in combat. The U.S. Army wants Ryan brought home so that his family will not lose all four sons.

Its opening sequence, portraying the landing at Omaha Beach, is renowned for its grim, chaotic realism. The story was written by Robert Rodat, who was inspired in part by the Niland brothers, a real family whose wartime losses influenced the film's central premise. Matt Damon plays Private Ryan, while Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, and Jeremy Davies are among Miller's fellow soldiers.

Saving Private Ryan is sometimes confused with Dunkirk, another acclaimed World War II film. Dunkirk focuses on the 1940 evacuation of British and Allied troops from France, whereas Spielberg's film centers on the Normandy invasion and a rescue mission in 1944. John Williams composed the score, and the film won five Academy Awards, including Best Director.