Miracle at St. Anna is a 2008 war film, directed by Spike Lee and written by James McBride, based on McBride's novel of the same name. The film was released on September 26, 2008, and is set during World War II, in fall of 1944 in Tuscany and in the winter of 1983 in New York City and Rome. The film features cameo appearances by John Leguizamo, Christian Berkel and John Hawkes.
The film opens in the winter of 1983 in New York City where aged form...
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Miracle at St. Anna is a 2008 war film, directed by Spike Lee and written by James McBride, based on McBride's novel of the same name. The film was released on September 26, 2008, and is set during World War II, in fall of 1944 in Tuscany and in the winter of 1983 in New York City and Rome. The film features cameo appearances by John Leguizamo, Christian Berkel and John Hawkes.
The film opens in the winter of 1983 in New York City where aged former US Army Corporal Hector Negron (Laz Alonso) is working as a clerk at a post office. In the midst of helping a customer, Negron suddenly seems to recognize the man. He immediately pulls a World War II-era German Luger from under the counter and shoots the man in the chest, killing him instantly. Several hours later, reporter Tim Boyle (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) Detective Antonio Ricci (John Turturro) at the cordoned-off crime scene seeking information about the crime. After some persuasion, Ricci allows Boyle to accompany two other officers who...
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