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Release Date:
26 September 2008 (USA) moreTagline:
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 synopsisAwards:
9 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(44 articles)
Starz features 'Miracle at St. Anna' Saturday, July 4 (From Monsters and Critics. 30 June 2009, 8:20 PM, PDT)
[DVD Review] Miracle at St. Anna
(From JustPressPlay. 15 February 2009, 8:11 PM, PST)
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Miracle at St. Anna fails to meet my lofty expectations moreCast
(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 |
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Miracolo a Sant'Anna (Italy)Untitled Spike Lee WWII Project (USA) (working title)
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Rated R for strong war violence, language and some sexual content/nudity.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
160 minColour:
ColourAspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:R (certificate #44568) | Canada:18A (British Columbia) | Singapore:M18 | Finland:K-15 | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Brazil:16 | Japan:R-15Fun Stuff
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Naomi Campbell was originally cast in the film, but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: When the story is told about the ice slops in Louisiana and the soldiers have live ammo with them, soldiers were never allowed to have live rounds off base, much less their weapons. moreQuotes:
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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The Longest Day moreFAQ
A Note Regarding SpoilersIs this movie based on a novel?
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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.