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Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 American epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. Set in 1944 in France during World War II, it follows a group of soldiers, led by Captain John Miller, on their mission to locate Private James Francis Ryan and bring him home safely after his three brothers are killed in action. The cast also includes Edward Burns, Tom Sizemore, Barry Pepper, Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Adam Goldberg, and Jeremy Davies.
Anna Quirentia Nilsson was a Swedish-American actress who achieved success in American silent movies.
The Famous Players Film Company was a film company founded in 1912 by Adolph Zukor in partnership with the Frohman brothers, powerful New York City theatre owners and producers.
What Happened to Mary is the first serial film made in the United States. Produced by Edison Studios, with screenplays by Horace G. Plympton, and directed by Charles Brabin, the action films starred Mary Fuller.
Mutual Film Corporation was an early American film conglomerate that produced some of Charlie Chaplin's greatest comedies. Founded in 1912, it was absorbed by Film Booking Offices of America, which evolved into RKO Pictures.
Gaston Méliès was a French film director who worked primarily in the United States. He was the brother of the film director Georges Méliès.
Louise Lester was an American silent film actress. She was the first female star of Western films.
The West Virginia coal wars (1912–1921), also known as the mine wars, arose out of a dispute between coal companies and miners.
Rip Van Winkle is a 1912 Australian feature-length film directed by W. J. Lincoln about Rip Van Winkle. It was arguably Australia's first fantasy film.
Mary E. Ryan was an American stage and screen actress. She began acting as a child and was a popular young ingenue in the first decade of the twentieth century. She later made over 30 silent film shorts. She appeared in the 1906 hit play Brewster's Millions starring Edward Abeles. She was the leading lady to John Barrymore in his first breakout Broadway success, The Fortune Hunter (1909). In 1912 she signed with the Philadelphia-based Lubin Manufacturing Company to appear in their short films.
The Renunciation is a 1909 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Mary Pickford. It was produced and distributed by the Biograph Company.
Assured Investment Management is an institutional asset management firm, with a heritage in credit strategies. The firm manages approximately $15 billion as of 2022.
The Sheriff's Prisoner is a 1912 American short silent Western film starring Robyn Adair and Mary Ryan, a popular stage actress making her motion picture debut. The Lubin Manufacturing Company produced with release by the General Film Company.
The Uprising is a 1912 silent short film drama directed by Romaine Fielding for the Lubin Manufacturing Company.
The Sands of Dee is a 1912 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Mae Marsh and Robert Harron. It was produced and distributed by the Biograph Company.
Chief White Eagle is a 1912 American short silent Western film directed by and starring Romaine Fielding with Mary Ryan. It was produced by the Lubin Manufacturing Company and distributed by the General Film Company.
His Western Way is a 1912 American short silent Western film directed by Romaine Fielding. It stars Fielding himself and Mary Ryan. The film was produced by the Lubin Manufacturing Company and distributed by General Film Company.
The Power of Silence is a 1912 silent film drama short directed by and starring Romaine Fielding, with Mary Ryan and Robyn Adair. It was produced by the Lubin Manufacturing Company.
The Champion Film Company was an independent production company founded in 1909 by Mark M. Dintenfass. The studio was one of the film companies that merged to form Universal Pictures.
The Reformed Outlaw is a 1913 American short silent Western film directed by Romaine Fielding and starring Mary Ryan, Robyn Adair and Jesse Robinson. The Lubin Manufacturing Company produced the film and General Film Company distributed. The film is not to be confused with the 1912 film of the same name produced by Thomas Ince.
