27 Hidden Scenes in Saving Private Ryan
Following is our collection of Saving Private Ryan facts. Handpicked and verified, these little-known details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of Saving Private Ryan film message.
Jackson has a bruise on his thumb that was a common injury during WWII from soldiers' thumbs getting caught in the loading mechanism of M1 Garands.

Saving Private Ryan Movie Trivia Facts
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After Wade is wounded he requests "a little more morphine". Morphine syrettes during WWII contained a very strong dose, and two for someone with blood loss as severe as his would be fatal. The rest of the unit knows this, which is why they hesitate before giving it to him
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Sniper Jackson shoots the German sniper in the eye, through the scope, is a bit of an homage to Marine Corps sniper Carlos Hathcock. In Vietnam, Hathcock shot an enemy sniper through the scope, a feat that many have tried to duplicate but none have succeeded.
Saving Private Ryan Hidden Facts


The German that "lands" on the table in this scene initially missed it, but quickly recovers to land back properly on the table. It happens very quickly but you can notice him missing and then picking himself up.





Sgt. Horvath tells his men to space out on the beach landing because "five men is a juicy opportunity, one man is a waste of ammo." A few minutes later we see a German machine gunner shooting one man.
The two surrendering enemies they shoot are actually saying they are Czechs that the germans forced to fight
We get an early hint about Captain Miller's life as a civilian when he explains Upham's quotation of "The Charge of the Light Brigade", a poem by Lord Alfred Tennyson.


The scene where Captain Miller is shooting at the tank with his pistol. You can see after the second shot his pistol has jammed.
During the scene where the soldiers start rushing through Omaha Beach, the camera begins following John Miller from a distance, but after a cut, we transition to his first person P.O.V of the battle (notable by his grunting sounding much closer despite him not being visible)
The telegraph pole beach obstacles are the wrong way round

One of the medics (left side) working on a fallen soldier - is shot through his canteen, which first drains the water inside, then leaks blood

The medic on the beach gets shot in the leg and the water in his canteen turns red from blood.

A medic attending to a wounded soldier appears to get shot in his hip through his canteen. Water begins to pour out of the bullet hole in the canteen, but after a few seconds, blood begins to pour out of it.
Cast and Details
Here are the full cast and crew of Saving Private Ryan. The goofs, crazy credits, and trivia they have performed may have not taken your attention. Some are hidden for a reason, while others randomly forgotten.