Miracle at St. Anna
Touchstone Pictures; 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks; On My Own; Rai Cinema; produced by Roberto Cicutto, Spike Lee, Luigi Musini; screenplay by James McBride; directed by Spike Lee
- Resource Type:
- DVD Video
- Edition:
- Widescreen ed.
- Publication:
- Burbank, CA : Touchstone Home Entertainment, [2009]
- Distribution:
- Burbank, CA : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment
More Details
- Summary:
- August 1944. Follows four black soldiers of the all-black 92nd Infantry Division who get trapped near the small Tuscan village of Sant'Anna di Stazzema on the Gothic Line during the Italian Campaign of World War II. One of the men will risk his life to save an Italian boy who lives in the city where the Waffen-SS have massacred most of the citizens of the town in retaliation for Italian partisan activity. A sculpted head from the Ponte Santa Trinita in Florence is a focal point.
- Contributors:
- Language Notes:
- English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
- Related Works:
- Motion picture adaptation of: Miracle at St. Anna [by McBride, J.]
- Subjects:
- Genres:
- System Details:
- DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, dual layer, NTSC.
- Performers:
- Cast: Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller, Pierfrancesco Favino, Valentina Cervi, Matteo Sciabordi, John Turturro, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, John Leguizamo, Kerry Washington, D.B. Sweeney, Walton Goggins, Robert John Burke, Omari Hardwick, Malcolm Goodwin.
- Production Credits:
- Director of photography, Matthew Libatique ; editor, Barry Alexander Brown ; music, Terence Blanchard.
- General Notes:
- Based on the novel by James McBride.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008. - Audience:
- MPAA rating: R; for strong war violence, language and some sexual content/nudity.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (approximately 160 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Physical Characteristics:
- plastic; metal; polychrome
- Audio Characteristics:
- digital; optical
- Video Characteristics:
- NTSC
- Digital Characteristics:
- video file; DVD video; region 1
- Call Numbers:
- MIR DVD
- ISBNs:
- 0788892487
9780788892486 - Other Standard Numbers:
- Universal Product Code: 786936775372
Publisher Number, Touchstone Home Entertainment: 058441 - OCLC Numbers:
- 1015591941
270775504 [Invalid]
