The best episodes of Five Came Back
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- 01
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.
- 02
Now in active service, each director learns his cinematic vision isn't always attainable within government bureaucracy and the variables of war.
- 03
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.
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