Five Came Back (2017–2017)

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1. 01The Price of VictoryS01E03 · 6.1At 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.
2. 02Combat ZonesS01E02 · 5.7Now in active service, each director learns his cinematic vision isn't always attainable within government bureaucracy and the variables of war.
3. 03The Mission BeginsS01E01 · 5.1As 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.

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Meryl StreepSelf - Narrator (voice)Steven SpielbergSelfLawrence KasdanSelfFrancis Ford CoppolaSelfPaul GreengrassSelfGuillermo del ToroSelfJohn FordSelf (archive footage)John HustonSelf (archive footage)

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