Screening of Steven Spielberg's 1998 World War II epic 'Saving Private Ryan' at The Electric Palace Cinema on Remembrance Sunday.
Saving Private Ryan is screening at The Electric Palace Cinema on Sunday 8 November, with the film starting at 14:30. It's Steven Spielberg's 1998 World War II epic, widely considered one of the greatest war films ever made and a winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Director. It's a paid, ticketed screening, so you'll need to book your seat in advance.
Loosely based on a true story, the film opens with U.S. troops storming the Normandy beaches. In the chaos, three brothers are killed and a fourth is trapped behind enemy lines. The U.S. military invokes its Sole Survivor Policy, and Ranger captain John Miller, played by Tom Hanks, is tasked with finding him and bringing him home. It's a mission that takes a small squad deep into enemy territory, and the story follows them as they search for the missing soldier. Tom Hanks stars alongside Matt Damon, and the film is praised for its unflinchingly realistic depiction of the human cost of war — described as a dazzling fusion of audacity, action and human drama.
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The screening falls on Remembrance Sunday, a day to commemorate the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian service people, which gives the film's focus on the sacrifice of soldiers a particular weight. If you've never seen it, it's a long one, so the mid-afternoon start at 14:30 gives you plenty of time to see it through to the end. The Electric Palace is at 39A High Street, Hastings, TN34 3ER.
