Movie

Five Came Back

2017★ 7.9

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 StreepNarrator (voice)
Francis Ford CoppolaSelf
Steven SpielbergSelf
Paul GreengrassSelf
Guillermo del ToroSelf
Lawrence KasdanSelf
John FordSelf (archive footage)
William WylerSelf (archive footage)
John HustonSelf (archive footage)
Frank CapraSelf (archive footage)
George StevensSelf (archive footage)

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