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Five Came Back
Five Came Back
Five Came Back
2017
Documentary, History
TV Series
Filmmakers Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Guillermo del Toro, Paul Greengrass and Lawrence Kasdan discuss the impact of cinema during World War II.

Directed by:

Laurent Bouzereau
Laurent-Bouzereau
90 total credits
Laurent Bouzereau has 90 credits at Criticker, including: Five Came Back, The Making of Steven Spielberg's 'Jaws', Music by John Williams and Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir

Writer:

Mark Harris
Mark-Harris
18 total credits
Mark Harris has 18 credits at Criticker, including: Bang the Drum Slowly, Five Came Back, Birth of the Living Dead, Faye and Bad Cop

Starring:

Meryl Streep
Meryl-Streep
95 total credits
Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep is an American actress who has worked in theatre, television and film. She is widely regarded as one of the most talented and respected actors of the modern era.Streep has received 16 Academy Award nominations, winning two, and 25 Golden Globe nominations, winning seven, more nominations than any other actor in the history of either award...(Wikipedia)
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Francis Ford Coppola
Francis-Ford-Coppola
77 total credits
A director, composer and writer who is, luckily enough, more well known for his massive box office successes rather than his numerous failures. His landmark films, including The Godfather Trilogy, Patton and Apocalypse Now, have won Mr. Coppola a mountain of money, as well as 5 Oscars.
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Steven Spielberg
Steven-Spielberg
104 total credits
An amateur filmmaker even as a child, Spielberg became one of the youngest television directors for Universal in the 60s. A highly praised television film started up his career as a director for cinema, and quickly became one of the most popular, influential and recognizable faces in history. Spielberg has received many awards throughout his distinguished career, Winning three Academy Awards ( Being nominated for six ) and seven of his films have been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar ( Winning 1 ).
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Lawrence Kasdan
Lawrence-Kasdan
32 total credits
Lawrence Kasdan has 32 credits at Criticker, including: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, Raiders of the Lost Ark, As Good As It Gets and Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
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Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo-del-Toro
59 total credits
Guillermo del Toro Gómez is an Academy Award-nominated Mexican filmmaker. He is one of the film directors known as the Three Amigos (Spanish: Cineastas, Trío de Amigos) that include Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro González Iñárritu.
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Paul Greengrass
Paul-Greengrass
23 total credits
Paul Greengrass is an English film director, film producer, screenwriter, and former journalist. He specialises in dramatisations of historic events and is known for his signature use of hand-held cameras. His early film Bloody Sunday, about the 1972 shootings in Derry, Northern Ireland, won the Golden Bear at 52nd Berlin International Film Festival.

Country:

USA

Five Came Back

2017
Documentary, History
TV Series
Avg Percentile 63.66% from 98 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

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Rated 05 Apr 2017
65
61st
Mostly relied on the five contemporary directors talking about lives and careers of those five who came back. This structure makes it more compelling than just your average history doc, but transforms it in a collection of stories about cinema, its filmmakers and their experiences before, during and after WWII and how these memories forged their post-war personal lives and films. Del Toro represents the only point of true criticism toward the US propaganda films, though.
Rated 04 Nov 2020
76
67th
I learned that John Wayne wasn't man enough
Rated 15 Feb 2020
30
24th
I watched the first episode twice, forgetting I'd already seen it. It was quite dull the second time too. It's too messy telling five seperate stories at the same time and seems to go out of its way to explain why the US tried to stay out of the second world war while at the same time being terribly concerned for everyone involved.
Rated 07 Nov 2018
84
83rd
Interesting and well made. What more do you need from a documentary?
Rated 04 Mar 2018
90
84th
Fascinating insights from five great directors on five great directors (though Scorsese's absence is sorely felt) has broad enough scope for 5 x 3 hour documentaries, giving the film an occasionally rushed and skimpy feel, but it would seem disingenuous to carp over the treasure chest of gems provided here, including fascinating snap-shots of each director before, during and after the war. Kudos to Bouzereau for compiling and whittling this to a manageable size.
Rated 23 Dec 2017
55
45th
yo dawg, I heard you like propaganda
Rated 17 Nov 2017
60
26th
I wish this series would have spent three hours on Ford's time in the war (or Stevens or Wyler for that matter). Instead, we get a pretty shallow treatment of these guys and the work that they produced during and after the war. Disappointing.
Rated 22 Jul 2017
74
74th
What I enjoyed most was that this was presented through the eyes of the modern day directors. It gives insight into the original five's own mind, as well as a really nice way of showing their legacy. Also interesting to see how the experience of war had a different effect for each of them on their films. Definitely an important watch for lovers of film history.
Rated 10 Apr 2017
70
59th
Worth a look. The series will make you take a second look at some of their work through different eyes.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Laurent Bouzereau
Laurent-Bouzereau
90 total credits
Laurent Bouzereau has 90 credits at Criticker, including: Five Came Back, The Making of Steven Spielberg's 'Jaws', Music by John Williams and Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir

Writer:

Mark Harris
Mark-Harris
18 total credits
Mark Harris has 18 credits at Criticker, including: Bang the Drum Slowly, Five Came Back, Birth of the Living Dead, Faye and Bad Cop

Starring:

Meryl Streep
Meryl-Streep
95 total credits
Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep is an American actress who has worked in theatre, television and film. She is widely regarded as one of the most talented and respected actors of the modern era.Streep has received 16 Academy Award nominations, winning two, and 25 Golden Globe nominations, winning seven, more nominations than any other actor in the history of either award...(Wikipedia)
,
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis-Ford-Coppola
77 total credits
A director, composer and writer who is, luckily enough, more well known for his massive box office successes rather than his numerous failures. His landmark films, including The Godfather Trilogy, Patton and Apocalypse Now, have won Mr. Coppola a mountain of money, as well as 5 Oscars.
,
Steven Spielberg
Steven-Spielberg
104 total credits
An amateur filmmaker even as a child, Spielberg became one of the youngest television directors for Universal in the 60s. A highly praised television film started up his career as a director for cinema, and quickly became one of the most popular, influential and recognizable faces in history. Spielberg has received many awards throughout his distinguished career, Winning three Academy Awards ( Being nominated for six ) and seven of his films have been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar ( Winning 1 ).
,
Lawrence Kasdan
Lawrence-Kasdan
32 total credits
Lawrence Kasdan has 32 credits at Criticker, including: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, Raiders of the Lost Ark, As Good As It Gets and Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
,
Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo-del-Toro
59 total credits
Guillermo del Toro Gómez is an Academy Award-nominated Mexican filmmaker. He is one of the film directors known as the Three Amigos (Spanish: Cineastas, Trío de Amigos) that include Alfonso Cuarón and Alejandro González Iñárritu.
,
Paul Greengrass
Paul-Greengrass
23 total credits
Paul Greengrass is an English film director, film producer, screenwriter, and former journalist. He specialises in dramatisations of historic events and is known for his signature use of hand-held cameras. His early film Bloody Sunday, about the 1972 shootings in Derry, Northern Ireland, won the Golden Bear at 52nd Berlin International Film Festival.

Country:

USA
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