Five Came Back

3h 15min

Documentary

War

The extraordinary story of how Hollywood changed World War II – and how World War II changed Hollywood, through the interwoven experiences of five legendary filmmakers who went to war to serve their country and bring the truth to the American people: John Ford, William Wyler, John Huston, Frank Capra, and George Stevens. Based on Mark Harris’ best-selling book, “Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War.”

Production Companies

Passion Pictures

Amblin Television

Rock Paper Scissors

Cast

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Narrator (voice)
John Ford

John Ford

Self (archive footage)
William Wyler

William Wyler

Self (archive footage)
John Huston

John Huston

Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra

Frank Capra

Self (archive footage)
George Stevens

George Stevens

Self (archive footage)

Release date

31st Mar 2017

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English