Meryl Streep
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Episode Guide
- 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 is an American documentary based on the 2014 book Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War by journalist Mark Harris. It was released as a stand-alone documentary in New York and Los Angeles, and as a three-part series on Netflix , on March 31, 2017.
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- March 31, 2017
- Netflix
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Learn how five Hollywood directors volunteered to film the war and changed cinema history. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, and read reviews of this Emmy-winning TV mini series.
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- 2017-03-31
- Documentary, Biography, History
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Five Came Back is a limited series based on Mark Harris's book that chronicles the contributions of five legendary Hollywood film directors to World War II propaganda creation. The series features interviews with Steven Spielberg, Guillermo del Toro, Lawrence Kasdan and more, and is narrated by Meryl Streep.
- Laurent Bouzereau
- March 31, 2017
- 2 min
Feb 27, 2014 · Five Came Back is packed with true stories that, according to the proverb, are stranger than fiction. Mr. Harris's story of five particular directors at one particular moment of history tells us much about the motion-picture industry, about the nature of filmmaking and, more generally, about the relation of art to the larger demands of society.
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- Mark Harris
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- Mark Harris
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Apr 3, 2017 · Executive producers Scott Rudin and Steven Spielberg (Shoah Foundation activist and director of Oscar-winning “Schindler’s List”) first grabbed the movie rights to “Five Came Back ...
