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Miracle at St. Anna

Year:

2008

Duration:

160 min

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller | War

IMDB rate:

Director:

Spike Lee

Awards:

2 wins & 9 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2008-09-26

Filming Locations: Former Greenpoint Savings Bank Main Branch - 807 Manhattan Avenue, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Earnings

Budget: $45,000,000

Opening Weekend: $3,477,996 (USA) (28 September 2008)

Gross: $7,916,887 (USA) (23 November 2008)

Cast

Actor

Character

John Leguizamo

Miracle at St. Anna

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Miracle at St. Anna

Derek Luke

Miracle at St. Anna

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 'Tony' Ricci

Kerry Washington

Zana Wilder

D.B. Sweeney

Colonel Driscoll

Robert John Burke

General Ned Almond

Omari Hardwick

Platoon Commander Huggs

Omero Antonutti

Ludovico

Sergio Albelli

Rodolfo

Lidia Biondi

Natalina

Matteo Romoli

Gianni

Massimo Sarchielli

Franco

Giselda Volodi

Iole

Giulia Weber

Ida

Max Malatesta

Major Gerhard Bergmann

Ralph Palka

Lieutenant Claussen

Massimo De Santis

Don Innocenzo Lazzeri

Livia Taruffi

Anna

Michele De Virgilio

Paolo

Michael Kenneth Williams

Tucker (Scared Soldier) (as Michael K. Williams)

Laila Petrone

Pina

Luigi Lo Cascio

Angelo Torancelli (Adult)

Alexandra Maria Lara

Axis Sally

Jan Pohl

Hans Brundt

Walton Goggins

Captain Nokes

Tory Kittles

Lieutenant Birdsong

Stephen Monroe Taylor

Captain Rudden

André Holland

Private Needles

Christian Berkel

Captain Eichholz

Waldemar Kobus

Colonel Pflueger

Chiara Francini

Fabiola

Giovanni Zigliotto

Italo

Federigo Ceci

Umberto

Agnese Nano

Paselli

Leonardo Borzonasca

Arturo

Malcolm Goodwin

Higgins

Sean Ryal

Shaw

Brad Leland

Trueheart Frazier

Rodney 'Bear' Jackson

Ilion Hinson

Oliver Korittke

Fritz Bennecke

Kai Meyer

Karl Lessner

Alexander Beyer

Nazi Soldier

Usman Sharif

Radio Operator Hughes

Matteo Bonetti

Blind Accordion Player

Leland Gantt

Livingston

John Jelks

Detective Dillard

Al Palagonia

Detective Haggerty

Curt Lowens

Dr. Everton Brooks

John Hawkes

Herb Redneck

Douglas M. Griffin

MP Freddy Naughton

Joe Chrest

MP Doyle Ellis

Peter Frechette

Peter Hammond

De'Adre Aziza

Bailiff

Limary Agosto

Sonia (Postal Worker) (as Lily Agosto)

Lemon Andersen

Sixto (Postal Worker) (as Lemon Anderson)

Marcia Jean Kurtz

Post Office Customer

Colman Domingo

West Indian Postal Customer

Peter Kybart

Judge Trinkoff

Rebecca Naomi Jones

Zana Wilder's Assistant

Michael Den Dekker

Michael Decker (Legal Aid Attorney) (as Michael Dendekker)

Karyl Sloan

Herb's Wife

Robinson Wendt

Herb's Son

Kesia Elwin

Lourdes Negron

Hans Schoeber

German POW #1

Dieter Riesle

German POW #2

Eugene Brell

German POW #3

Lars Gerhard

German POW #4

Nicholas Thompson

German POW #5

Matthew Carroll

German POW #6

Adrian Washington

Buffalo Soldier

Alexander Brathwaite

Buffalo Soldier

Booker T. Washington

Buffalo Soldier

Bryant Pearson

Buffalo Soldier

Basil Scrivens

Buffalo Soldier

Cedric Ido

Buffalo Soldier

Cerrone may

Buffalo Soldier

Christopher Greene

Buffalo Soldier

Courtney Charles

Buffalo Soldier

Deantre Williams

Buffalo Soldier

Dexter M. Pitts

Buffalo Soldier

Kalon Jackson

Buffalo Soldier

Elijah Moreland

Buffalo Soldier

Ezra Mabengeza

Buffalo Soldier

Haas Manning

Soldier

Jimmie Pinckney

Buffalo Soldier

Jonathan Robinson

Buffalo Soldier

Karim French

Buffalo Soldier

Kwane Spinks

Buffalo Soldier

Lionel Cineas Jr.

Buffalo Soldier

Logan Coles

Buffalo Soldier

Parrish McLean

Buffalo Soldier

Randy Wilkins

Buffalo Soldier

Richard Ward

Buffalo Soldier

Ronald Wimberly

Buffalo Soldier

Shawn Luckey

Buffalo Soldier

Theron Smith

Buffalo Soldier

Tracy Mazyck

Buffalo Soldier

Yarc Lewinson

Buffalo Soldier

Zay Smith

Buffalo Soldier

Niklas Bardeli

Nazi Soldier

David Bredin

Nazi Soldier

Arne Burchard

Nazi Soldier (as Arne Axel-Georg Burchard)

Tim Eberts

Nazi Soldier

Joseph John Florio

Nazi Soldier

Jeff Fischer

Nazi Soldier

Robert Heinle

Nazi Soldier

Thomas M. Held

Nazi Soldier (as Thomas Maximilian Held)

Sascha Heymans

Nazi Soldier (as Sascha Alex Heymans)

Timo Jacobs

Nazi Soldier

Florian Kaufmann

Nazi Soldier

Jens Kauffmann

Nazi Soldier (as Jens Magnus M. Kauffmann)

Siggi Kautz

Nazi Soldier (as Siegfried Kautz)

Torsten Knippertz

Nazi Soldier

Daniel Peter Paul Komma

Nazi Soldier

Sebastian Koslowski

Nazi Soldier

Matze Lehmann

Nazi Soldier (as Matthias Ulrich Lehmann)

Robin Alexander Michel

Nazi Soldier

Andreas Pfundstein

Nazi Soldier

Tobias Riefer

Nazi Soldier (as Tobias Oliver Riefer)

Axel Schumacher

Nazi Soldier

Dirk Sikorski

Nazi Soldier (as Dirk Walter Sikorski)

Tom Sommerlatte

Nazi Soldier

Claudius von Stolzmann

Nazi Soldier (as Claudius R. von Stolzmann)

Tibor Taylor

Nazi Soldier

René Carsten Wedeward

Nazi Soldier

Lukas Martin Weiss

Nazi Soldier

Arthur Werner

Nazi Soldier

Bastian Zessner

Nazi Soldier

Adrian Zwicker

Nazi Soldier

Reid Harris Cooper

Inmate (uncredited)

Hank Eulau

Patient

Philip E Jones

80's Guy

Max Maxy

Corrections Officer #2

Marco Pancrazi

Sniper

Adam S. Phillips

Prisoner (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Samuel L. Jackson turn down the offer to play as Corporal Hector Negron to work on Lakeview Terrace (2008).

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Naomi Campbell was originally cast in the film, but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts.

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Wesley Snipes was originally cast in the film, but was forced to drop out due to pending tax-evasion charges.

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Goofs

A Renault 4 with an Italian plate beginning with 'ZA' is seen in a scene set in 1984. This kind of plate was not used before 1993.

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Derek Luke (2nd Staff Sergeant Aubrey Stamps) continually uses the slang term "book" meaning, to leave abruptly, which was not used until the late 1960s, nearly a quarter of a century after the time in which the film was set.

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When the professor examines the marble head he recognizes it as the "Primavera" from Santa Trinità in Florence. He assumes it is by Bartolomeo Ammannati, but the bridge is by Ammannati; the sculpture is by Pietro Francavilla.

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Quotes

Private First Class Sam Train: God don't like ugly...

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Livingston: Safety is the greatest risk of all, because safety leaves no room for miracles and miracles are the only sure thing in life.

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Sergeant Bishop Cummings: Girl, let me trim your garden.

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Faq

How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?

For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Miracle at St Anna can be found here.

Is 'Miracle at St. Anna' based on a book?

Yes. Miracle at St. Anna is also a 2003 novel written by American writer and musician James McBride.

A Note Regarding Spoilers

The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

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