Meryl Streep
Self - Narrator (voice)
Series
Five Came Back
2017Unknown runtime7.1 / 101 seasons
Five acclaimed contemporary directors tell the story of five legendary Hollywood filmmakers who enlisted in the armed forces to document World War II.
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Limited Series
3 episodes available
Episode 1: The Mission Begins
1h 0mAs World War II begins, five of Hollywood's top directors leave success and homes behind to join the armed forces and make films for the war effort.
Episode 2: Combat Zones
1h 7mNow in active service, each director learns his cinematic vision isn't always attainable within government bureaucracy and the variables of war.
Episode 3: The Price of Victory
1h 10mAt the war's end, the five come back to Hollywood to re-establish their careers, but what they've seen will haunt and change them forever.
On screen
Cast & Characters
Steven Spielberg
Self
Lawrence Kasdan
Self
Francis Ford Coppola
Self
Paul Greengrass
Self
Guillermo del Toro
Self
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