Five Came Back
Five Came Back

Five Came Back

They showed the war to the world.

March 31, 2017195 min7.9EN
DocumentaryWar

The extraordinary story of how Hollywood changed World War II – and how World War II changed Hollywood, through the interwoven experiences of five legendary filmmakers who went to war to serve their country and bring the truth to the American people: John Ford, William Wyler, John Huston, Frank Capra, and George Stevens. Based on Mark Harris’ best-selling book, “Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War.”

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Cast

Meryl Streep
Meryl StreepNarrator (voice)
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford CoppolaSelf
Steven Spielberg
Steven SpielbergSelf
Paul Greengrass
Paul GreengrassSelf
Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del ToroSelf
Lawrence Kasdan
Lawrence KasdanSelf
John Ford
John FordSelf (archive footage)
William Wyler
William WylerSelf (archive footage)
John Huston
John HustonSelf (archive footage)
Frank Capra
Frank CapraSelf (archive footage)