Miracle at St. Anna
2008 · Movie · 160 min. · United States
Set in 1944 Italy, the story of four black American soldiers who get trapped in a Tuscan village during WWII. Directed by Spike Lee from a screenplay written by James McBride, the author of the acclaimed novel of the same name, the film chronicles the story of four black American soldiers who are members of the US Army as part of the all-black 92nd “Buffalo Soldier” Division stationed in Tuscany, Italy, during World War II. They experience the tragedy and triumph of the war as they find themselves trapped behind enemy lines and separated from their unit after one of them risks his life to save an Italian boy. MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA explores a deeply inspiring story that transcends national boundaries, race and class to touch the goodness within us all.
Direction Spike Lee
Cast Derek Luke · Michael Ealy · Laz Alonso · Omar Benson Miller · Pierfrancesco Favino · Valentina Cervi · John Turturro · John Leguizamo · Ralph Palka · Laila Petrone · Giselda Volodi · Christian Berkel · Omero Antonutti · Walton Goggins · Joseph Gordon-Levitt · Kerry Washington · D.B. Sweeney · Robert John Burke · Omari Hardwick · Alexandra Maria Lara · Matteo Sciabordi
Soundtrack Terence Blanchard
Screenplay James McBride
Cinematography Matthew Libatique
Original title Miracle at St. Anna
5.7
392 votes (FilmAffinity)
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