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