Five Came Back

Name: Five Came Back
Cast: Meryl Streep, Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg, Paul Greengrass, Guillermo del Toro

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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.”

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Cast & Crew

Director: Laurent BouzereauWriter: Mark HarrisProducers: Adam Del Deo, Angus Wall, Barry Diller, Ben Cotner, Darryl Frank, Eli Bush, Jason Sack, Jason Sterman, John Battsek, Justin Falvey, Linda Carlson, Lisa Nishimura, Scott Rudin, Steven Spielberg

Meryl Streep

as Narrator (voice)

Francis Ford Coppola

as Self

Steven Spielberg

as Self

Paul Greengrass

as Self

Guillermo del Toro

as Self

Lawrence Kasdan

as Self

John Ford

as Self (archive footage)

William Wyler

as Self (archive footage)

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