

Five Came Back
They showed the war to the world.
7.945 votes on TMDB2017Movie3h 15m
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
Narrator (voice)

Francis Ford Coppola
Self

Steven Spielberg
Self

Paul Greengrass
Self

Guillermo del Toro
Self

Lawrence Kasdan
Self

John Ford
Self (archive footage)

William Wyler
Self (archive footage)

John Huston
Self (archive footage)

Frank Capra
Self (archive footage)

George Stevens
Self (archive footage)
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