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Overview
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
James McBride (screenplay)
James McBride (novel)
Release Date:
26 September 2008 (USA) more
Tagline:
World War II has its heroes and its miracles.
Plot:
Set in 1944 Italy, the story of four black American soldiers who get trapped in a Tuscan village during WWII. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
9 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(48 articles)
NBC Posts New ‘Trauma’ Video: ‘Cameron Boone’
(From The Flickcast. 28 September 2009, 2:15 PM, PDT)
Indie security alert level: Severe
(From Roger Ebert's Blog. 25 September 2009, 7:21 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
Great idea, good acting, decent directing, and questionable editing more (143 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Derek Luke | ... | 2nd Staff Sergeant Aubrey Stamps | |
| Michael Ealy | ... | Sergeant Bishop Cummings | |
| Laz Alonso | ... | Corporal Hector Negron (Young / Old) | |
| Omar Benson Miller | ... | Private First Class Sam Train | |
| Pierfrancesco Favino | ... | Peppi 'The Great Butterfly' Grotta | |
| Valentina Cervi | ... | Renata | |
| Matteo Sciabordi | ... | Angelo Torancelli (The Boy) | |
| John Turturro | ... | Detective Antonio 'Tony' Ricci | |
| Joseph Gordon-Levitt | ... | Tim Boyle | |
| John Leguizamo | ... | Enrico | |
| Kerry Washington | ... | Zana Wilder | |
| D.B. Sweeney | ... | Colonel Driscoll | |
| Robert John Burke | ... | General Ned Almond | |
| Omari Hardwick | ... | Platoon Commander Huggs | |
| Omero Antonutti | ... | Ludovico |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Miracolo a Sant'Anna (Italy)
Untitled Spike Lee WWII Project (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong war violence, language and some sexual content/nudity.
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Runtime:
160 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:R (certificate #44568) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Singapore:M18 | Finland:K-15 | Canada:18A | Brazil:16 | Japan:R-15 | Portugal:M/12
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Wesley Snipes was originally cast in the film, but was forced to drop out due to pending tax-evasion charges. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: General Ned Almond's Colt 1911 is a post-war gun. The grip medallions are of postwar style. more
Quotes:
Private First Class Sam Train:
God don't like ugly...
Sergeant Bishop Cummings:
Well, he don't seem to like pretty a whole helluva lot either.
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Movie Connections:
References Inside Man (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Faccetta Nera more
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A Note Regarding SpoilersIs this movie based on a novel?
How closely does the movie follow the book?
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The biggest problem with St.Anna is the first scene. The modern day murder plot intertwines with the main plot but it just suspends itself and you the viewer gets thrown back into the WW2 era in a state of confusion. Why not just have the camera pan over some newspaper clippings about the murder? I hate watching a movie while suspending my curiosity about a major plot in a different setting/era. Flashbacks are fine but pretty much the entire movie is set in WW2 so the opening scene was unnecessary. The editing leaves a lot to be desired, most of the scenes feel very clumsy and the cutting from scene to scene feels almost a bit amateur at times.
The idea is excellent. At first I was even reminded a bit of Clint Eastwood's Letters from Iwo Jima. Miracle at St.Anna shows a slightly different perspective of the war, from the African-American soldiers' side. This movie could have been so much better if the scenes were shot in a different way. Perhaps Spike could've gotten a better Art Director, this movie lacked subtlety and depth. I felt many of the plots and dialogue were jammed down our throats with overly obvious lines. Great acting from Michael Ealy manages to keep the film respectable though, and two big thumbs up to the child actor, Leonardo Borzonaca.