Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
- Starring:
- Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, (more)
- Director(s):
- Spike Lee
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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Spike Lee's World War II film Miracle at St. Anna begins in 1983 with Hector Negron, a veteran of that war, unexpectedly shooting a customer dead. Police discover that the suspect, a quiet postal worker, kept a statue head worth millions of dollars in his apartment. An eager young reporter (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) interviews Negron in his cell about the mysterious artifact. While serving in the all-minority 92nd "Buffalo Soldier" Division, Negron and three comrades managed to sneak deep into enemy territory in Italy. One of the men, Sam Train (Omar Benson Miller), picked the head up while they were serving in Florence and believes it brings him good luck. Negron (Laz Alonso), Train, and Bishop Cummings (Michael Ealy), along with their sergeant, Aubrey Stamps (Derek Luke), take refuge in the Italian village of St. Anna, harbored by locals who are resisting the Nazis -- who themselves surround the area. Train also protects an injured Italian boy he discovers while investigating a seemingly abandoned dwelling. Eventually, the soldiers make contact with their superiors, and are ordered to capture a German so that he may be interrogated about an upcoming attack. Lee adapted Miracle at St. Anna from a novel by James McBride, who also penned the screenplay. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 160 mins
Complete Cast:
- Derek Luke - 2nd Staff Sergeant Aubrey Stamps
- Laz Alonso - Corp. Hector Negron
- Valentina Cervi - Renata
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Tim Boyle
- John Leguizamo - Enrico
- D.B. Sweeney - Colonel Driscoll
- Omari Antonutti - Huggs
- Sergio Albelli - Rodolfo
- Pierfrancesco Favino - Pepi "the Great Butterfly" Grotta
- Michael Ealy - Sergeant Bishop Cummings
- Omar Benson Miller - Private First Class Sam Train
- Matteo Sciabordi - Angelo Torancelli -- the Boy
- John Turturro - Detective "Tony" Ricci
- Kerry Washington - Zana Wilder
- Robert John Burke - General Ned Almond
- Omero Antonutti - Ludovico
- Alexandra Maria Lara - Axis Sally
- Director(s):
- Spike Lee
- Writer(s):
- James McBride
- Producer(s):
- Spike Lee, Roberto Cicutto, Luigi Musini
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Nudity, War Violence, Sexual Situations, Profanity)
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- 2008 - Miracle at St. Anna - Houston Film Critics - Best Original Score
