Episodes
Season 1 · Limited Series
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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.
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60m
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Combat Zones
Now in active service, each director learns his cinematic vision isn't always attainable within government bureaucracy and the variables of war.
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67m
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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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70m
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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.
Not watched yet
60m
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.
Not watched yet
67m
3
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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.
Not watched yet
70m
Cast
Meryl StreepSelf - Narrator (voice)
Steven SpielbergSelf
Lawrence KasdanSelf
Francis Ford CoppolaSelf
Paul GreengrassSelf
Guillermo del ToroSelf
John FordSelf (archive footage)
John HustonSelf (archive footage)
William WylerSelf (archive footage)
Frank CapraSelf (archive footage)
George StevensSelf (archive footage)Because you watched Five Came Back
★ 7.9World War II: From the Frontlines
★ 8Greatest Events of World War II in Colour
★ 7The Last Movie Stars
★ 7.6Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States
★ 8.2The Vietnam War
★ 7.2Hitler's Circle of Evil
★ 7.1Grant
★ 7.6Churchill at War
★ 7.9Arnold
★ 6.4Eli Roth's History of Horror
★ 6.7Medal of Honor
★ 7.3The Movies That Made Us
★ 7.5Trust Me: The False Prophet
★ 7.6American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden
★ 8.3Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos
★ 6.5Voir
★ 7.4How to Become a Tyrant
★ 7.2Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror