Miracle at St. Anna

"World War II had its heroes and its miracles."

2008 2h 40m EN

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Synopsis

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Miracle at St. Anna chronicles the story of four American soldiers who are members of the all-black 92nd "Buffalo Soldier" Division stationed in Tuscany, Italy during World War II.

“World War II had its heroes and its miracles.”

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Cast

Derek Luke
2nd Staff Sergeant Aubrey Stamps
Michael Ealy
Sergeant Bishop Cummings
Laz Alonso
Corporal Hector Negron
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 Ri

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Spike Lee
Writers: James McBride
Languages: German, Italian, English
Countries: Italy, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 160 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 21% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, Italian, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Italy, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Spike Lee, shot by Matthew Libatique. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Terence Blanchard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Barry Alexander Brown shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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The take

Spike Lee directs. Matthew Libatique behind the camera. Terence Blanchard scores. Barry Alexander Brown cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Italy, United States of America. Dialogue in German, Italian, English.

Trivia

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1Clocks in at 160 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Earned back only 21% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 18 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, Italian, English.
5International production across 2 countries: Italy, United States of America.
6Directed by Spike Lee, shot by Matthew Libatique. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Terence Blanchard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Barry Alexander Brown shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Derek Luke and Michael Ealy and Laz Alonso carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "World War II had its heroes and its miracles.".
11IMDB entry: tt1046997 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.