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
- 3 (list of episodes)
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: With Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg, Meryl Streep, Guillermo del Toro. The wartime contributions of five prominent Hollywood film directors during World War II are profiled.
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- 2017-03-31
- Documentary, Biography, History
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Five Came Back is a 1939 American black-and-white melodrama from RKO Radio Pictures produced by Robert Sisk, directed by John Farrow, written by Jerry Cady, Dalton Trumbo, and Nathanael West, and starring Chester Morris and Lucille Ball. The film was photographed by cinematographer Nicholas Musuraca.
Five Came Back: Directed by John Farrow. With Chester Morris, Lucille Ball, Wendy Barrie, John Carradine. A plane has engine trouble while flying over a jungle inhabited by cannibals.
