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 1984 in New York City and Rome.
Plot: Miracle at St. Anna follows four black soldiers of the all-black 92nd Infantry Division who get trapped near a small Tuscan village on the Gothic Line during the Italian Campaign of World War II after one of them risks his life to save an Italian boy. The story is inspired by the August 1944 Sant’Anna di Stazzema massacre perpetrated by the Waffen-SS in retaliation to Italian partisan activity. There is also a reference to a sculpted head from Ponte Santa Trinita in Florence that acts as a plot device.
Box office
Miracle at St. Anna opened on the weekend of September 26, 2008 to $3,477,996, slightly exceeding projected estimations of $3,415,000, placing it 9th in estimated weekend gross. The film was only released in 1,185 theaters; 2,315 less than its #1 counterpart. The production budget stands at $45 million.
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