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.”

Five Came Back (2017)

They showed the war to the world.

★ 7.9/10 March 31, 2017 195 min

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Director: Laurent Bouzereau  ·  Writer: Mark Harris

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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Director

Laurent Bouzereau

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)