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"Miracle at St. Anna" chronicles the story of four African-American soldiers who are members of the U.S. Army as part of the all-Black 92nd Buffalo Soldier Division stationed in Tuscany, Italy, during World War II. They experience the tragedy and triumph of the war as they find themselves trapped behind enemy lines and .. Read more

Starring	Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller
Director	Spike Lee
Genres	Drama

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- Of all Spike Leeâs considerable gifts, itâs his ear for dialogue thatâs best served him through a spotty ten... read more on Time Out
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- - Joshua Rothkopf
  - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:21
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  Finally acknowledgement for the Buffalo Soldiers
  
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  I wasn't expecting to be so moved by this film Spike Lee has been turning out some great films of late, The Inside Man and now this both brilliant to watch ... read more »
  
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  - 06 Jul 2011 at 21:34
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  Brilliant movie
  
  This is a brilliant and moving film that tells the intimate story of being a soldier and particularly the black american, whose story differed vastly due to ... read more »
  
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  - 21 Feb 2012 at 17:56
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  - 3
  A slow film made worse by sub titles.
  
  Rather a dull film, with a large portion of the story line being in sub titles. If I`m honest I didn`t watch it till the end, as I found it very slow, and ... read more »
  
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- - bigjarofwasps
  - 12 reviews
  - St. Asaph
  - 05 Feb 2012 at 21:04
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  war times
  
  I found this film very slow it is not as good as any other war films that I have seen.
  
  I did not find that it had a good story line to it.
  
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  - 01 Feb 2012 at 15:17
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  Worth a look, but not a great film.
  
  I found this a strange film. It's a little slow at the beginning (besides a couple of initial action scenes) and as it goes on I found myself not really ... read more »
  
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  - 24 Jan 2012 at 19:20
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  Complete Garbage!
  
  i dont know where to start, the acting is awful, the script is a joke, the dialogue.....wow, its the worste ive heard in a long time, action is poor, over all ... read more »
  
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- - djb25
  - 24 reviews
  - barnsley
  - 02 Dec 2011 at 09:45
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  Good film
  
  This is a good film - well produced and directed. A little bloodthirsty if that's not your thing. I was aware of the presence of black US soldiers in the ... read more »
  
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  - Norfolk, England
  - 24 Oct 2011 at 13:06
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  Miracle at St Anna
  
  A picture that had me watching from start to finish start really good as was the ending !!!
  
  The story inbetween also good lots of action and the ... read more »
  
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- - Valhalla
  - 8 reviews
  - Brackley
  - 02 Oct 2011 at 22:32
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  Do The Wrong Thing
  
  Malcolm X is an often overlooked masterpiece. Do The Right Thing is one of the defining film of the 80's, so how could this (and indeed Spike's career ... read more »
  
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- - zorilla
  - 140 reviews
  - Kew, Richmond
  - 25 Sep 2011 at 22:48
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  Great Watch and worth the wait.
  
  Great Film great story great emotions - good Guys Bad guys, Where old meets new. Liked the ending - saw this on BBC Film review over two years ago - waited for ... read more »
  
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- - pa11868
  - 2 reviews
  - Lincoln
  - 09 Sep 2011 at 18:51
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  - 3
  what a waste
  
  avoid,awfull film.iam not sure why i rented it because i never rated the producer,in any of his titles,and i was proved once again to be right
  
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  - 24 Aug 2011 at 20:41
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- - 3
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  Finally acknowledgement for the Buffalo Soldiers
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  I wasn't expecting to be so moved by this film Spike Lee has been turning out some great films of late, The Inside Man and now this both brilliant to watch ... read more »
  
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- 1013984
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  - 06 Jul 2011 at 21:34
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  Decent Watch
  
  Powerful and poignant movie with good performances all round and the fact that it is based on truth makes it that much more enjoyable. Slightly long and loses ... read more »
  
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- - mikey1
  - 229 reviews
  - bournemouth
  - 12 Jul 2011 at 16:27
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  excellent
  
  You'd be hard pushed to find a better film this year. A real masterpiece.
  
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  - Rickmansworth
  - 22 Aug 2011 at 23:54
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  Miracle at St Anna
  
  A picture that had me watching from start to finish start really good as was the ending !!!
  
  The story inbetween also good lots of action and the ... read more »
  
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- - Valhalla
  - 8 reviews
  - Brackley
  - 02 Oct 2011 at 22:32
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  A TIRBUTE TO ALL THE REAL BUFFALO SOLDIERS
  
  I really did enjoy this I was very supprised as this subject matter would not really be my cup of tea but I have to say I did like it and I loved how it ended ... read more »
  
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- - catsmother
  - 8 reviews
  - 05 Jul 2011 at 15:55
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  Was this ever released in the uk cinema?
  
  I love a spike lee joint, and have been looking forward to watching this for some time. The story of the buffalo solidiers and the black contribution to the war... read more »
  
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- - oldskoold
  - 5 reviews
  - Ilford
  - 19 Aug 2011 at 18:10
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  Brilliant movie
  
  This is a brilliant and moving film that tells the intimate story of being a soldier and particularly the black american, whose story differed vastly due to ... read more »
  
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  - 21 Feb 2012 at 17:56
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  Miracle at St. Anna
  
  I thought the film showed a different aspect of the war.......racism within the ranks, in Europe and America. Certainly an unusual story but well portrayed. I ... read more »
  
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  - 04 Jul 2011 at 07:28
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  One of Spike Lee's best
  
  Although it didnt work on all counts such as the coloured troops being treated as equals while behind the lines this is a well paced and well directed film. The... read more »
  
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- - Dungbeetle
  - 503 reviews
  - London
  - 06 Jul 2011 at 14:34
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  Great Watch and worth the wait.
  
  Great Film great story great emotions - good Guys Bad guys, Where old meets new. Liked the ending - saw this on BBC Film review over two years ago - waited for ... read more »
  
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- 1038794
- - pa11868
  - 2 reviews
  - Lincoln
  - 09 Sep 2011 at 18:51

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- Of all Spike Leeâs considerable gifts, itâs his ear for dialogue thatâs best served him through a spotty ten... read more on Time Out
- 50834
- - Joshua Rothkopf
  - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:21

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