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Five Came Back

Five Came Back

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 31, 2017

Runtime

3h 15m

Genres

Documentary, War

User Score

79%

Original Title

Five Came Back

Production Companies

Passion Pictures, Amblin Television, Rock Paper Scissors

Director

Laurent Bouzereau

Description

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.”