Robert Rodat

Robert Rodat (born New Hampshire, 1953) is an American screenwriter. After noticing his son's birthday (June 6) shared the same date as the Battle of Normandy, he was inspired to write his Oscar-nominated script for Saving Private Ryan (1998). He also wrote less-acclaimed scripts, for films like Fly Away Home with Vince McKewin (1996), and The Patriot (2000). He recently worked on the revision of the script for the 2008 film 10,000 BC. He is work... more

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