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SAVINGPRIVATERYANbyRobertRodatThisscreenplayhasbeentypebyDavidPritchett.IthasbeenconvertedtoaPDFfilebyScreenTalk™:CREDITS:Whiteletteringoverabackbackground.TheCREDITS:Whiteletteringoverabackbackground.TheTHUNDEROUSSOUNDSOFAMASSIVENAVALBARRAGEareheard.TheTHUNDEROUSSOUNDSOFAMASSIVENAVALBARRAGEareheard.Thepowerisastonishing.Itroarsthroughthebody,blowsbackpowerisastonishing.Itroarsthroughthebody,blowsbackthehairandrattlestheears.thehairandrattlestheears.FADEIN:FADEIN:EXT.OMAHABEACH-NORMANDY-DAWNEXT.OMAHABEACH-NORMANDY-DAWNTheROAROFNAVALGUNScontinuesbutnowWESEETHEMFIRING.TheROAROFNAVALGUNScontinuesbutnowWESEETHEMFIRING.Hugefifteeninchguns.Hugefifteeninchguns.ASWARMOFLANDINGCRAFTASWARMOFLANDINGCRAFTHeadsdirectlyintoanightmare.MASSIVEEXPLOSIONSfromHeadsdirectlyintoanightmare.MASSIVEEXPLOSIONSfromGermanartilleryshellsandminedobstaclestearaparttheGermanartilleryshellsandminedobstaclestearapartthebeach.HundredsofGermanmachineguns,loadedwithtracers,beach.HundredsofGermanmachineguns,loadedwithtracers,pouroutaredsnowstormofbullets.pouroutaredsnowstormofbullets.OFFSHOREOFFSHORESUPERIMPOSITION:SUPERIMPOSITION:OMAHABEACH,NORMANDYOMAHABEACH,NORMANDYJune6,1944June6,19440600HOURS0600HOURSHUNDREDSOFLANDINGCRAFTHUNDREDSOFLANDINGCRAFTEachholdingthirtymen,nearthebeaches.Eachholdingthirtymen,nearthebeaches.THECLIFFSTHECLIFFSAtthefarendofthebeach,aninety-footcliff.ToppedbyAtthefarendofthebeach,aninety-footcliff.Toppedbybunkers.Ringedbyfortifiedmachinegunnests.Aclearline-bunkers.Ringedbyfortifiedmachinegunnests.Aclearline-of-firedowntheentirebeach.of-firedowntheentirebeach.TENLANDINGCRAFTTENLANDINGCRAFTMaketheirwaytowardthebaseofthecliffs.RunningaMaketheirwaytowardthebaseofthecliffs.Runningagauntletofexplosions.gauntletofexplosions.SUPERIMPOSITION:SUPERIMPOSITION:THEFOLLOWINGISBASEDTHEFOLLOWINGISBASEDONATRUESTORYONATRUESTORYTHELEADLANDINGCRAFTTHELEADLANDINGCRAFTPlowsthroughthewaves.Plowsthroughthewaves.2.2.THECAMERAMOVESPASTTHEFACESOFTHEMENTHECAMERAMOVESPASTTHEFACESOFTHEMENBoys.Mostareeighteenornineteenyearsold.Tough.Well-Boys.Mostareeighteenornineteenyearsold.Tough.Well-trained.Tryingtoblockoutthefuryaroundthem.trained.Tryingtoblockoutthefuryaroundthem.ADIRECTHITONANEARBYLANDINGCRAFTADIRECTHITONANEARBYLANDINGCRAFTAhugeEXPLOSIONoffuel,fire,metalandflesh.AhugeEXPLOSIONoffuel,fire,metalandflesh.THELEADLANDINGCRAFTTHELEADLANDINGCRAFTTheMotormanholdshiscourse.ShellsEXPLODEaroundthem.TheMotormanholdshiscourse.ShellsEXPLODEaroundthem.FLAMINGOILBURNSonthewater.CANNONFIRESMASHESintotheFLAMINGOILBURNSonthewater.CANNONFIRESMASHESintothebow.bow.THEMOTORMANISRIPPEDTOBITSTHEMOTORMANISRIPPEDTOBITSBLOODANDFLESHshowerthemenbehindhim.ThematetakesBLOODANDFLESHshowerthemenbehindhim.Thematetakesthecontrols.thecontrols.AYOUNGSOLDIERAYOUNGSOLDIERHisfacecoveredwiththeremainsofthemotorman.StartstoHisfacecoveredwiththeremainsofthemotorman.Startstoloseit.Beginstoshudderandweep.HisnameisDeLancey.loseit.Beginstoshudderandweep.HisnameisDeLancey.THEBOYSAROUNDHIMTHEBOYSAROUNDHIMDotheirbesttostarestraightahead.ButthefearinfectsDotheirbesttostarestraightahead.Butthefearinfectsthem.Itstartstospread.them.Itstartstospread.AFIGUREAFIGUREPushesthroughthemen.PutshimselfinfrontofDeLancey.Pushesthroughthemen.PutshimselfinfrontofDeLancey.ThefigureisCAPTAINJOHNMILLER.Earlythirties.ByfarThefigureisCAPTAINJOHNMILLER.Earlythirties.Byfartheoldestmanonthecraft.Relaxed,battle-hardened,theoldestmanonthecraft.Relaxed,battle-hardened,powerful,ignoringthehellaroundthem.Hesmiles,putsapowerful,ignoringthehellaroundthem.Hesmiles,putsacigarinhismouth,strikesamatchonthefrontofcigarinhismouth,strikesamatchonthefrontofDeLancey'shelmetandlightsthecigar.DeLancey'shelmetandlightsthecigar.DeLanceytriestolookawaybutMillergripshimbythejawDeLanceytriestolookawaybutMillergripshimbythejawandforceshimtolockeyes.Millersmiles.DeLanceyisandforceshimtolockeyes.Millersmiles.DeLanceyisterrified.terrified.DELANCEYDELANCEYCaptain,areweallgonnadie?Captain,areweallgonnadie?MILLERMILLERHellno,two-thirds,tops.Hellno,two-thirds,tops.DELANCEYDELANCEYOh,Jesus...Oh,Jesus...3.3.MILLERMILLERIwanteveryoneofyoutolookatIwanteveryoneofyoutolookatthemanonyourleft.Nowlookatthemanonyourleft.Nowlookatthemanonyourright.Feelsorrythemanonyourright.Feelsorryforthosetosons-of-bitches,forthosetosons-of-bitches,they'regoingtogetit,you'rethey'regoingtogetit,you'renotgoingtogetascratch.notgoingtogetascratch.Afew,includingDeLancey,managethinsmiles.MillerAfew,includingDeLancey,managethinsmiles.MillerreleaseshisgriponDeLanceywhomoveshisjawasiftoseereleaseshisgriponDeLanceywhomoveshisjawasiftoseeifit'sbroken.Millerpatshimonthecheekandmovesontoifit'sbroken.Millerpatshimonthecheekandmovesontothebow.thebow.MILLERMILLERLooksoverthegunwaleatTHEHELLINFRONTOFTHEM.LooksoverthegunwaleatTHEHELLINFRONTOFTHEM.PANDOWNTOMILLER'SHANDPANDOWNTOMILLER'SHANDItquiversinfear.Millerglancesaround,seesthatnoneofItquiversinfear.Millerglancesaround,seesthatnoneofthemenhavenoticed.Hestaresathishandasifitbelongsthemenhavenoticed.