Corporal Timothy Upham
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Corporal Timothy Upham is a timid and bookish translator-turned-soldier in the film "Saving Private Ryan," whose moral struggles and inexperience starkly contrast with the hardened combat veterans around him.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| alignment | Allies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Saving Private Ryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterArc | struggles to reconcile pacifist ideals with wartime violence ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
bookish
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idealistic ⓘ inexperienced ⓘ morally conflicted ⓘ timid ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryRepresented | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Robert Rodat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directedIn | Saving Private Ryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorOfWork | Steven Spielberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Saving Private Ryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | war film ⓘ |
| joinsUnitOf | Captain John H. Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Corporal ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | audience surrogate for non-combatants ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| notableAction | later executes surrendered German soldier nicknamed Steamboat Willie ⓘ |
| notableProp |
translation notebook
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typewriter ⓘ |
| notableRelationship |
comrade of Private First Class Richard Reiben
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comrade of Private Stanley Mellish ⓘ comrade of Technician Fourth Grade Mike Horvath ⓘ serves under Captain John H. Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableScene | fails to intervene while Private Mellish is killed ⓘ |
| occupation | soldier ⓘ |
| personalityContrastWith | battle-hardened veterans in his squad ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | non-combat clerk reassigned to front-line duty ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jeremy Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | translator ⓘ |
| screenTimeContext | introduced after D-Day landings ⓘ |
| setting | Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| skill | linguist ⓘ |
| symbolizes | intellectual confronted with brutality of war ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
cowardice and courage
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loss of innocence ⓘ moral ambiguity of war ⓘ |
| unit | 2nd Ranger Battalion (fictional depiction) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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