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Five Came Back

Five Came Back

20177.11 Season3 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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

Created by Lisa Nishimura
Written by Mark Harris
Produced by John Battsek, Laurent Bouzereau
NetworksNetflix

Top Cast

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Self - Narrator (voice)

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Self

Lawrence Kasdan

Lawrence Kasdan

Self

Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola

Self

Paul Greengrass

Paul Greengrass

Self

Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro

Self

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookmovie businessworld war iihollywoodhistoricalmilitaryinvestigativeheartfeltcerebral

About Five Came Back

Five Came Back is a documentary, war & politics series that first aired in 2017 exploring themes of based on novel or book, movie business, world war ii, hollywood, historical, military. Created by Lisa Nishimura, it stars Meryl Streep, Steven Spielberg, Lawrence Kasdan. 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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