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Miracle at St. Anna

Miracle at St. Anna

World War II had its heroes and its miracles.

20086.12h 40m

Overview

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.

Directed by Spike Lee
Written by James McBride, Francesco Bruni
Produced by Roberto Cicutto, Spike Lee, Luigi Musini
Box OfficeBudget: $45.0MRevenue: $9.3M

Top Cast

Derek Luke

Derek Luke

2nd Staff Sergeant Aubrey Stamps

Michael Ealy

Michael Ealy

Sergeant Bishop Cummings

Laz Alonso

Laz Alonso

Corporal Hector Negron

Omar Benson Miller

Omar Benson Miller

Private First Class Sam Train

Pierfrancesco Favino

Pierfrancesco Favino

Peppi 'The Great Butterfly' Grotta

Valentina Cervi

Valentina Cervi

Renata

M

Matteo Sciabordi

Angelo Torancelli (The Boy)

John Turturro

John Turturro

Detective Antonio Ri

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Tim Boyle

John Leguizamo

John Leguizamo

Enrico

Themes & Keywords

villageworld war iisoldierpartisantuscany, italy

About Miracle at St. Anna

Miracle at St. Anna is a drama, war film released in 2008 exploring themes of village, world war ii, soldier, partisan, tuscany, italy. Directed by Spike Lee, it stars Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso. 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.

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