Five Came Back (2017)
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.”
Director: Laurent Bouzereau
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Meryl Streep as Narrator (voice) |
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Francis Ford Coppola as Self |
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Steven Spielberg as Self |
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Paul Greengrass as Self |
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Guillermo del Toro as Self |
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Lawrence Kasdan as Self |
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John Ford as Self (archive footage) |
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William Wyler as Self (archive footage) |
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John Huston as Self (archive footage) |
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Frank Capra as Self (archive footage) |
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George Stevens as Self (archive footage) |
| Directing | Laurent Bouzereau | Director |
| Editing | Will Znidaric | Editor |
| Writing | Mark Harris | Writer |
| Sound | Jeremy Turner | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Jason Sterman | Executive Producer |
| Production | Scott Rudin | Executive Producer |
| Production | Barry Diller | Executive Producer |
| Production | Angus Wall | Executive Producer |
| Production | Lisa Nishimura | Executive Producer |
| Production | John Battsek | Producer |
| Production | Adam Del Deo | Executive Producer |
| Production | Laurent Bouzereau | Producer |
| Production | Jason Sack | Executive Producer |
| Production | Eli Bush | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ben Cotner | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Sean Kirby | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Thomas Newman | Music |
| Writing | Mark Harris | Book |
| Production | Darryl Frank | Executive Producer |
| Production | Steven Spielberg | Executive Producer |
| Production | Justin Falvey | Executive Producer |
| Production | Linda Carlson | Executive Producer |