Five Came Back

Five Came Back

2017Documentary, War & PoliticsTV-MA1 Season3 Episodes

Five acclaimed contemporary directors tell the story of five legendary Hollywood filmmakers who enlisted in the armed forces to document World War II.

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Seasons

Limited Series

Limited Series

3 Episodes • 2017

Episodes - Season 1

The Mission Begins

1. The Mission Begins

60m

As World War II begins, five of Hollywood's top directors leave success and homes behind to join the armed forces and make films for the war effort.

Combat Zones

2. Combat Zones

67m

Now in active service, each director learns his cinematic vision isn't always attainable within government bureaucracy and the variables of war.

The Price of Victory

3. The Price of Victory

70m

At the war's end, the five come back to Hollywood to re-establish their careers, but what they've seen will haunt and change them forever.

Top Cast

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Self - Narrator (voice)

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

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Lawrence Kasdan

Lawrence Kasdan

Self

Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola

Self

Paul Greengrass

Paul Greengrass

Self

Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro

Self

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