TV series
Five Came Back
Overview
Five acclaimed contemporary directors tell the story of five legendary Hollywood filmmakers who enlisted in the armed forces to document World War II.
Details
- First air date
- 2017-03-31
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 3 episodes
- Genres
- Documentary, War & Politics
- Network
- Netflix
- Production
- Amblin Television, IACF Productions, Passion Pictures, Rock Paper Scissors
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Meryl Streep as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Steven Spielberg as Self
- Lawrence Kasdan as Self
- Francis Ford Coppola as Self
- Paul Greengrass as Self
- Guillermo del Toro as Self
Creators and crew
- Scott Rudin - Executive Producer
- Jason Sterman - Executive Producer
- Barry Diller - Executive Producer
- Lisa Nishimura - Executive Producer
- Adam Del Deo - Executive Producer
- Darryl Frank - Executive Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: The Mission Begins
As 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
Now 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
At 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.
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