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1 videodisc (160 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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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 risks 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
Based on the novel by James McBride
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008
Director of photography, Matthew Libatique ; editor, Barry Alexander Brown ; music, Terence Blanchard
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
MPAA rating: R; for strong war violence, language and some sexual content/nudity
DVD, widescreen (2.35:1); Dolby Digital
English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing