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Saving Private Ryan

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

Colleville-sur-Mer · France  ·  Opening and closing cemetery scenes

Saving Private Ryan filmed at Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer. Opening and closing shots show this cemetery on a bluff above the coast where the D-Day landings took place.

Where to go

49.36, -0.8575

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
On screen
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In real life
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer
Can you visit?
Open to the public, free
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did Saving Private Ryan film at Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial?
At 49.36, -0.8575 in Colleville-sur-Mer. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial?
Open to the public, free.
What else was filmed near Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial?
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