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Series

Five Came Back

2017 · 1 season · 3 episodes · Ended · Netflix

Documentary, War & Politics

TMDB 7.2 · 75 votes

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Five acclaimed contemporary directors tell the story of five legendary Hollywood filmmakers who enlisted in the armed forces to document World War II.

Episodes

  • S01E01The Mission Begins2017-03-3160m

    As World War II begins, five of Hollywood's top directors leave success and homes behind to join the armed forces and make films for the war effort.

  • S01E02Combat Zones2017-03-3167m

    Now in active service, each director learns his cinematic vision isn't always attainable within government bureaucracy and the variables of war.

  • S01E03The Price of Victory2017-03-3170m

    At the war's end, the five come back to Hollywood to re-establish their careers, but what they've seen will haunt and change them forever.

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