Robert Rodat (born c. 1960) is an American film and

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and

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. He was nominated for the

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for writing

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's war epic ''

Saving Private Ryan ''Saving Private Ryan'' is a 1998 American epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. Set during the Battle of Normandy in World War II, the film is known for its graphic portrayal of war, especially its depictio ...

''.

Career

Rodat wrote ''

'' (1998), ''

The Comrades of Summer ''The Comrades of Summer'' is a 1992 television film featuring Joe Mantegna and Natalya Negoda. It was directed by Tommy Lee Wallace, written by Robert Rodat and aired on HBO on July 11, 1992. Plot Major League Baseball manager Sparky Smith i ...

'' (1992), ''

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'' (1995), '' Fly Away Home'' with Vince McKewin (1996), and '' The Patriot'' (2000). He worked on the revision of the script for the

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film '' 10,000 BC'' and helped with the story of

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film '' Thor: The Dark World''. Rodat also contributed to a screenplay for a film adaptation of ''

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'', work that was ultimately rebooted with the exit of the film's then-attached director,

Sam Raimi Samuel M. Raimi ( ; born October 23, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the ''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2002–2007) and the '' Evil Dead'' franchise (1981–present). He also directed the 1990 superhero film ''Darkman' ...

. In 2009, Rodat created the TNT

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series ''

Falling Skies ''Falling Skies'' is an American science fiction television series set in a post-apocalyptic era, created by Robert Rodat and executive produced by Steven Spielberg. The series stars Noah Wyle as Tom Mason, a former history professor who becomes ...

'', produced by

. The series did not premiere until summer 2011. Its fifth and final season was broadcast in the summer of 2015. The show is about human survivors of a semi-post apocalyptic world due to an alien invasion.

Filmography

*''

'' (1992, television movie) *''

'' (1995) *'' Fly Away Home'' (1996) *''

'' (1998) *'' The Patriot'' (2000) *'' Thor: The Dark World'' (2013) *'' The Catcher Was a Spy'' (2018) *''

Kursk Kursk ( rus, Курск, p=ˈkursk) is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym rivers. The area around Kursk was the site of a turning point in the Soviet–German str ...

'' (2018)

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* Living people American male screenwriters American television producers American television writers American male television writers USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-screen-writer-stub