Five Came Back (2017)

TV Series · Documentary, War & Politics · 1 season · Rated 7.2/10 on TMDB · First aired March 31, 2017 · Ended

Overview

Five acclaimed contemporary directors tell the story of five legendary Hollywood filmmakers who enlisted in the armed forces to document World War II.

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
• John Ford as Self (archive footage)
• John Huston as Self (archive footage)
• William Wyler as Self (archive footage)
• Frank Capra as Self (archive footage)
• George Stevens as Self (archive footage)

Seasons

• Limited Series · 3 episodes · 2017

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