Meryl Streep
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- 1. The Mission Begins Mar 31, 2017
- During World War II, Hollywood directors join the armed forces and make films for the war effort.
- 2. Combat Zones Mar 31, 2017
- The directors pursue their cinematic vision while dealing with government bureaucracy.
- 3. The Price of Victory Mar 31, 2017
- The directors return to their lives in Hollywood, forever changed by what they have seen.
Five Came Back: With Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Meryl Streep, Guillermo del Toro. The wartime contributions of five prominent Hollywood film directors during World War II are profiled.
- (5.3K)
- 2017-03-31
- Documentary, Biography, History
- 60
Five Came Back is a 2017 series that explores the war-related works of five U.S. directors: John Ford, William Wyler, John Huston, Frank Capra, and George Stevens. It features interviews with modern filmmakers who analyze the impact and legacy of the earlier directors' films, such as The Battle of Midway and Let There Be Light.
Five acclaimed contemporary directors tell the story of five legendary Hollywood filmmakers who enlisted in the armed forces to document World War II. Watch trailers & learn more.
- Laurent Bouzereau
- March 31, 2017
- 2 min
Five Came Back is a 1939 American melodrama about a group of passengers stranded in the Amazon rainforest after a plane crash. The film stars Chester Morris and Lucille Ball, and was remade twice in different languages and countries.
Feb 27, 2014 · Five Came Back tells the fantastic story of five directors who offered their services to the United States during World War II. The tremendous amount of research done by Mark Harris and his engaging writing delivers a page turner that is a must read for fans of film history and WWII.
- (590)
- Mark Harris
- $38
- Mark Harris
Five directors went to World War II to tell the truth, and changed filmmaking forever. Five Came Back, now streaming only on Netflix.SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly...
- 2 min
- 774.8K
- Netflix
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