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Five Came Back

  • TV Mini Series
  • 20172017
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h
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8.3/10
4.7K
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Five Came Back (2017)
Five Came Back
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The wartime contributions of five prominent Hollywood film directors during World War II are profiled.The wartime contributions of five prominent Hollywood film directors during World War II are profiled.The wartime contributions of five prominent Hollywood film directors during World War II are profiled.

IMDb RATING
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4.7K
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  • Stars
    • Steven Spielberg
    • Meryl Streep
    • Guillermo del Toro
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  • Stars
    • Steven Spielberg
    • Meryl Streep
    • Guillermo del Toro
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    • 19User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Five Came Back
    Trailer 2:10
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    Five Came Back (2017)
    Five Came Back (2017)
    Steven Spielberg in Five Came Back (2017)
    Lawrence Kasdan in Five Came Back (2017)
    Francis Ford Coppola in Five Came Back (2017)
    Guillermo del Toro in Five Came Back (2017)
    Steven Spielberg in Five Came Back (2017)
    Lawrence Kasdan in Five Came Back (2017)
    Francis Ford Coppola in Five Came Back (2017)
    Guillermo del Toro in Five Came Back (2017)
    Paul Greengrass in Five Came Back (2017)
    Steven Spielberg in Five Came Back (2017)

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    Steven Spielberg
    Steven Spielberg
    • Self - Filmmakeras Self - Filmmaker
    3 episodes3 eps • 2017
    Meryl Streep
    Meryl Streep
    • Narratoras Narrator
    Guillermo del Toro
    Guillermo del Toro
    • Self - Filmmakeras Self - Filmmaker
    3 episodes3 eps • 2017
    Francis Ford Coppola
    Francis Ford Coppola
    • Self - Filmmakeras Self - Filmmaker
    3 episodes3 eps • 2017
    Lawrence Kasdan
    Lawrence Kasdan
    • Self - Filmmakeras Self - Filmmaker…
    3 episodes3 eps • 2017
    Paul Greengrass
    Paul Greengrass
    • Self - Filmmakeras Self - Filmmaker
    3 episodes3 eps • 2017
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    Storyline

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    Five present-day directors discuss five wartime directors who voluntarily joined WW2 in order to film it: William Wyler (presented by Steven Spielberg), Frank Capra (Guillermo del Toro), George Stevens (Laurence Kasdan), John Ford (Paul Greengrass) and John Huston (Francis Ford Coppola). Narrated by Meryl Streep and written by Mark Harris (adapted from his 2015 book Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War). —kiran gill
    • combat photography
    • history of cinema
    • american cinema
    • world war two
    • based on book
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      • They Showed the War to the World.
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      • Documentary
      • Biography
      • History
      • War
    • Certificate
      • TV-14
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      The 'Five' refers to John Huston, John Ford, Frank Capra, William Wyler and George Stevens.
    • Connections
      Edited into Syndrome K (2021)

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    9/10
    Magnificent Film, History, Humanity
    Whether your passion is "the movies," history, or the human quest for meaning, Five Came Back will leave you breathless.

    To understand more about how war in general and WWII in particular, relish Five Came Back.

    To appreciate fully the beauty of film art and science, feast on Five Came Back.

    To heal that large hole in your heart about what it means to be human, and inhumane, cherish Five Came Back.

    The work of Wyler, Huston, Stevens, Capra and Ford now has a whole new window, clearer and broader, thanks to Five Came Back.

    As a professional photographer, I am humbled. Oh, to have another 10 years to build upon what I've been challenged by Five Came Back.

    As Spielberg vowed regarding The Best Years of Our Lives, viewing Five Came Back will now become a yearly ritual celebrating art, history and humanity. Thank you Laurent Bouzereau.
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    • Release date
      • March 31, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • П'ятеро повернулись
    • Production companies
      • Amblin Television
      • IACF Productions
      • Makemake
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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