Five Came Back

2017

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Five Came Back

8.2 | TV-MA | en | Documentary

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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EP3 The Price of Victory

Mar. 31,2017

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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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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EP2 Combat Zones

Mar. 31,2017

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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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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EP1 The Mission Begins

Mar. 31,2017

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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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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8.2 | TV-MA | en | Documentary , War & Politics | More Info

Released: 2017-03-31 | Released Producted By: Amblin Television , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: https://www.netflix.com/title/80049928

Synopsis

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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Cast

Meryl Streep , Steven Spielberg , Lawrence Kasdan

Director

Sean Kirby

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Trailers

Cast

Meryl Streep

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth Hemingway Dear Elizabeth Don't Look Up Moments Within Moments In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover Let Them All Talk The Prom Meryl Streep: Mystery and Metamorphosis

Steven Spielberg

as Self

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Lawrence Kasdan

as Self

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Reviews

Ersbel Oraph Watching this documentary can be called Mind Blowing. Sure, some people had some beliefs and wanted them shared with the rest of the world. Their work lead to millions of dead. Than millions working to feed and reconstruct Europe so their leaders would get statues and buildings named after them. Okay. Religion kills. Nothing new. But to see the current day people talking excited about this monstrosity with excitement, to see a world renown director for his work on the Holocaust get excited like the old Nazi talking about the War, that is surreal.

Zhao Long I have never seen any film made by those five directors, and right now I really want to dive into their films especially the ones made after the war.The documentary shocked me with the cruelty of war and the terrible aftermath and moved me with the engagement of the directors.

jamison0601 I am an AVID WW2 history buff. I've watched countless documentaries on the subject over the years, but this one is truly breathtaking. Told from such a different perspective than I've ever seen before. What starts out at first glance as a film about filmmaking, it becomes SO much more. Delving into how the war had deep and profound effects on the 5 directors. Absolutely riveting, heartfelt, heart-wrenching and utterly breathtaking. Loved it.Hopefully Spielberg will now concentrate on "The Mighty Eighth"!

tom-783-259546 Today I binged watched this magnificent documentary, after becoming intrigued with interviews of the writer, Mark Harris, and one of the narrators, Steven Spielberg (who's production company - Amblin TV) also produced it, on NPR's "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross and David Bianculli. The five directors chronicled, Frank Capra, George Stevens, John Ford, John Huston, and William Wyler, all of which have been among the most highly regarded and influential directors, in this lifelong student of films, memory. Talk about the greatest generation, I can not recall being so moved by their stories of their participation in WWII, since the last time I watched one of their fine films. I have so much more appreciation of those films, knowing now what I have learned from this series! Thank you Mr. Spielberg, for bringing this to the world, in your ongoing efforts to tell the story of how this war has changed the course of human history. My hope is that this documentary, now available on Netflix, will be viewed by millions, and help to remind us, and inform others, of what America was once all about. I really think that this important and Oscar-worthy series, should be required viewing in our educational institutions.