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Miracle at St. Anna (2008) 6.0
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6.0/10 from 12,603 users
Metascore: 37/100
Reviews: 174 user | 150 critic | 31 from Metacritic.com Set in 1944 Italy, the story of four black American soldiers who get trapped in a Tuscan village during WWII. Director:Spike Lee |
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| Pierfrancesco Favino | ... | ||
| Valentina Cervi | ... | ||
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Matteo Sciabordi | ... | |
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Christmas, 1983. A New York postal clerk, a Buffalo Soldier in Italy in World War II, shoots a stranger. In his apartment, police find a valuable Italian marble head, missing since the war. Flashbacks tell the story of four Black soldiers who cross Tuscany's Serchio River, dodging German and friendly fire. With a shell-shocked boy in tow, they reach the village of Colognora. Orders via radio tell them to capture a German soldier for questioning about a counteroffensive. In the village, a beautiful woman, partisans that include a traitor and a local legend, the boy, and the story of a recent massacre connect to the postal worker's anguish forty years later. And the miracle? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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World War II Has Its Heroes And Its Miracles.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong war violence, language and some sexual content/nudity | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
26 September 2008 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Untitled Spike Lee WWII Project See more »Filming Locations:
Former Greenpoint Savings Bank Main Branch - 807 Manhattan Avenue, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$45,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$3,477,996 (USA) (26 September 2008)Gross:
$7,916,887 (USA) (21 November 2008)Company Credits
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Sergeant Bishop Cummings: Well, he don't seem to like pretty a whole helluva lot either.
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From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack The Longest Day
Composed by Maurice Jarre
Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
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Wesley Snipes was originally cast in the film, but was forced to drop out due to pending tax-evasion charges. See more »Goofs
When the guys leave the town in Louisiana there is a scene where they turn around on the railroad crossing. The scene and the movie is set in the 1940s. Concrete rail crossings did not start making an appearance until the 2000s. See 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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"Vandervoort In Ste-Mere-Eglise"From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack The Longest Day
Composed by Maurice Jarre
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I attended the world premier of Miracle at St. Anna at Toronto International Film Festival. Unfortunately as much as I respect Spike Lee as a filmmaker I thought the movie was a bit dull and kind of boring. At 166 minutes I found that the movie was overlong and dragged too much. I became restless after awhile as the movie progressed. The story didn't seem to go anywhere, was uninteresting and I had trouble connecting with it. It was hard to follow at times as well. The movie jumped all over the place at several points to different years in the history of the characters. I found this to be jarring and irritating. Spike Lee should have taken more time to edit his film because each of the scenes went longer than they should have. It's not the worst movie I have ever seen although it could have been better. My expectations were high. I came away somewhat disappointed.