The beach scene in Saving Private Ryan was filmed mainly at Curracloe Beach, specifically Ballinesker Beach, in County Wexford, Ireland. The production used that stretch of coast to stand in for Omaha Beach in Normandy.

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  • The film’s Normandy landing sequence was not shot in France; the Irish beach was chosen because its slope and shoreline better matched the scene.
  • Some other parts of the movie were filmed in England, but the iconic opening beach assault was the Wexford location.

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If you mean the famous D-Day landing scene, the answer is Ballinesker Beach/Curracloe Beach in County Wexford, Ireland.