Miracle at St Anna begins with sort of a perplexing scene.. and older black postal worker named Hector all of a sudden freaks out and shoots an Italian man in line with an antique German pistol. You can't help to think to yourself, what on earth just happened, and is it just me or was the first question you think of : Why an antique German pistol? Not to mention back at this guy's house he has the head of a very valuable statue in his closet worth millions of dollars, just tucked away for no apparent reason, and this guy is not wealthy.
A reporter starts asking these very questions and the story he gets is not at all what he expects. Very few people know that there was an all black regiment in World War II and it just so happens that Hector, the postal worker that shot the Italian man was one of them. The movie follows the story of these men as they travel through Italy. The head in the closet, well that was considered a good luck charm to the platoon, though seeing as its now buried in a closet it may not have been the best good luck charm ever? Really most of the story focuses on the platoon itself and this small boy they find orphaned and injured. Though its a good story for a war movie it really shows very little action. The most action in the movie is the opening scene where the guy gets shot.
It's a bit slow building but it tells a very important story. For those of you who are world war two buffs, love war stories not just the fighting, or who just love Spike Lee will be in heaven. I am only just slightly dissapointed as I wish there was some more excitement.
Miracle at St Anna is available right now on dvd and you can get your copy on Amazon!
I have three copies of Miracle at St Anna to give away to my readers!
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- This contest will end March 31th at midnight!
131 Comments:
My favorite war movie is Pearl Harbor. I have the DVD and have watched it several times.
My favorite war movie would have to Letter from Iwo Jima - Clint eastwood is the best!
I don't get out enough... I never even heard of this movie and I like Spike Lee. I think the WWII movie Go For Broke was pretty awesome, since it was about the all Japanese regiment in WWII. There are a ton of great ones, though.
I really like Pearl Harbor!
My favorite would have to be Full Metal Jacket. Thanks for the chance.
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My favorite war movie would have to be "We Were Soldiers"...
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loved platoon with charlie sheen
It wasn't really a war movie, but took place during WWII, "Life is Beautiful".
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I would have to say Full Metal Jacket was my all time fav.
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Saving Private Ryan would be my favorite
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I don't have a favorite war movie.
Full Metal Jacket.
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Saving Private Ryan is the one that comes to mind!
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My favorite war movie is The Longest Day.
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Saving Private Ryan.
My favorite war movie is Black Hawk Down.
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Platoon
Full Metal Jacket
The Longest Day
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My favorite war movie would have to be "Saving Private Ryan"
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My favorites areFrom Here to Eternity and Saving Private Ryan......Spike Lee makes wonderful movies....!
My favorite is Platoon. This movie sounds really great. Thanks for offering this giveaway.
Saving Private Ryan was a great war movie.
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~Braveheart was a good war movie~
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I love Full Metal Jacket
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I really enjoyed watching the movie Glory, which was based on the Civil War.
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Full Metal Jacket
My favorite war movie is Pearl Harbor.
i have watched it 3 times
My favorite war movie is any one with Audie Murphy in it.
My favorite war movie is Pearl Harbor. It is a great movie!
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I liked Born on the Fourth of July. That's back when I actually liked Tom Cruise.
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Looks like a good movie...please count me in!
Full Metal Jacket is great...thanks for this chance!
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN. The acting, the story and the music all came together to make this one classic war movie.
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My favorite war movie was Platoon,and I would love to win this dvd!
The longest Day was my fav war movie.
Mine is Saving Pvt. Ryan
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My favorite war movie is Sink the Bismark.
Gettysburg is my favorite war movie.
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Pearl harbor for sure. it was so cool in the theatre!
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My favorite war movie would have to be "Saving Private Ryan"
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we liked saving private ryan
My favorite war movie is Apocalypse Now. I love the smell of napalm in the morning!
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Saving Private Ryan
I'd go with Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan is my favorite.
"The Bridge on the River Kwai". My "OpenID" is my contact email.
Saving Private Ryan is brilliant. Thank you!
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I know how it ends but enjoy it every time.
I just watched on AMC, "The Great Raid" starring Benjamin Bratt. It is about our WWII POWs who were held at the Cabanatuan Prison Camp and there rescue. Great movie. Thanks for the giveaway.
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Blackhawk Down
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Patton
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"Pearl Harbor"
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My favorite war movie is Hanoi Hilton
It was so good and very sad. Thank you!
My favorite war movie is either "We were Soliders", or "Saving Private Ryan"
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Saving Private Ryan was great but the greatest War Movie/Series ever is Band of Brothers. This is one of the best movies of all time. Hope I win!
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my all-time favorite is saving private ryan
Tropic Thunder. The film had some surprisingly realistic war scenes, but was also very funny. Thank you for the chance to win.
Saving Private Ryan
Pearl Harbor was my fav.
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My favorite is probably Patton. George C Scott did such a great job portraying him, you really got a feeling that you knew him!
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My favorite is Pearl Harbor and I also like Patton. Thanks!
My favorite was The Bridge on the River Kwai.
my favorite would be Full Metal Jacket
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platoon thanks for the giveaway
I like Patton.
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good prize
I like Black Hawk Dawn
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I am absolutely drawing a blank on the name but it is the Vietnam War movie where the helocopters are flying over - came out years ago - wow - brain freeze!!!
Saving Private Ryan made me cry and think what our soldiers go through.
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The Longest Day is my favorite was movie, it's all about the Allied invasion of Europe on D-Day.
Saving Private Ryan is my all time favorite. My husband would love this movie. He will watch any and all war movies and most of the time is watching the history channel.
Thanks so much!
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I loved A Bridge Too Far, it used to be one of my father's favorite movies
Pearl Harbor is my favorite that I can think of right now.
I have 2 favorite war movies...Full Metal Jacket and Pearl Harbor
I haven't been able to think of one I didn't like.
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i liked pearl harbor.
Saving Private Ryan
Pearl Harbor
I loved Saving Private Ryan
My favorite war movie is an old one - Memphis Belle.
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I've read Miracle at Santa Ana and look forward to seeing the movie. My favorite war movie was the first war movie I saw at the theater (also the first PG movie I saw) -- A Bridge too Far. That one was also a great book. We Were Soldiers Once and Young was also a great movie.
My favorite war movie was The Longest Day. I remember sitting in the movie theater from 1pm to 11pm watching it over again and again. Please accept my entry. Thank you.
Patton has always been a favorite movie of mine.
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I always loved "Glory".
My favorite war movie is Oliver Stone's 'Platoon'!
A great movie!
Please, include me in your giveaway drawing!
Thanks and good luck to all!
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My favorite war movie is the Green Berets. John Wayne was the ultimate actor playing the ultimate soldier.
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My favorite war movie is a very old one "Red Badge of Courage"
Though technically a series, it doesn't get any better than Band of Brothers. If I had to pick a movie I guess I'd pick Saving Private Ryan.
"The Bridge Over the River Kwai" Thanks!!
Has to be Saving Private Ryan.
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I like Saving Private Ryan and Full Metal Jacket!
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Saw the trailer for this film and thought it looked really intriguing (and a really different take on the genre from Spike Lee). I think my favorite war movie would have to be "Full Metal Jacket," which really takes you into the mind and the experience of soldiers from their first days of basic training to their time in a combat zone. Thanks for the giveaway!
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Saving Private Ryan was my favorite.
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my favorite war movie is Saving Private Ryan
My favorite War movie is the old All Quiet On The Western Front.
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I liked the last Pearl Harbor movie that was on tv
Hate to be like so many others but Pearl Harbor - didn't even get to the second part yet but I know that!
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Most recently I saw Flags of Our Fathers and I really enjoyed it. It was written so well. It was very touching as my husband is in the military. It was very sad to see all the young men fighting for our freedom.
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I like Black Hawk Down!
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From Here to Eternity..
My favorite war movie is Saving Private Ryan.
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