Five Came Back (2017)
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.”
- Released
- 2017-03-31
- Genres
- Documentary, War
- Runtime
- 195 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Laurent Bouzereau
- TMDB rating
- 7.9/10 from 45 votes
Cast
- Meryl Streep as Narrator (voice)
- Francis Ford Coppola as Self
- Steven Spielberg as Self
- Paul Greengrass as Self
- Guillermo del Toro as Self
- Lawrence Kasdan as Self
- John Ford as Self (archive footage)
- William Wyler as Self (archive footage)
- John Huston as Self (archive footage)
- Frank Capra as Self (archive footage)
- George Stevens as Self (archive footage)
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