Saving Private Ryan depicts three people.
It follows United States Army Rangers Captain John H. Miller -LRB- Tom Hanks -RRB- and a squad -LRB- Tom Sizemore , Edward Burns , Barry Pepper , Giovanni Ribisi , Vin Diesel , Adam Goldberg , and Jeremy Davies -RRB- as they search for a paratrooper , Private First Class James Francis Ryan -LRB- Matt Damon -RRB- , who is the last-surviving brother of four servicemen .	Tom Hanks	Tom Hanks	Edward Burns	Edward Burns	Matt Damon	Matt Damon	Tom Sizemore	Tom Sizemore	United States Army Rangers	United States Army Rangers	Captain	Captain (US Army)	Barry Pepper	Barry Pepper	Giovanni Ribisi	Giovanni Ribisi	Vin Diesel	Vin Diesel	Adam Goldberg	Adam Goldberg	Jeremy Davies	Jeremy Davies	paratrooper	paratrooper	Private First Class	Private First Class	last-surviving brother	Sole Survivor Policy
