Five Came Back: Season 1

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Netflix | Season Premiere Date: March 31, 2017

Summary: Narrated by Meryl Streep, the three-part documentary based on Mark Harris's 2014 book about Frank Capra, John Ford, John Huston, George Stevens and William Wyler's experiences in and after World War II features interviews from Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Guillermo del Toro, Paul Greengrass and Lawrence Kasdan.

Genre(s): Movie/Mini-Series, News/Documentary, Talk & Interview, Documentary, Arts

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E3. The Price of Victory
Air Date: March 31, 2017
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S1:E2. Combat Zones
Air Date: March 31, 2017
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S1:E1. The Mission Begins
Air Date: March 31, 2017

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IndieWire Ben Travers

Mar 31, 2017

It’s a vital account of understanding the medium that affects us all, be it film, television, or whatever we watch in the future. Remember the past to prepare for the future. Lucky for us, Five Came Back makes the process enthralling. Read full review

Stephanie Zacharek

Apr 3, 2017

Superb. ... The three episodes of Five Came Back run a little over three hours total, but the time goes by like a shot. Read full review

Glenn Garvin

Apr 15, 2017

A must-see for anybody interested in film, World War II, or great story-telling. Read full review

John Anderson

Mar 30, 2017

Five Came Back aspires to the grandness of a ’40s Hollywood production, with its star lineup, Ms. Streep’s narration, the kind of period animation that adorned Capra’s epic “Why We Fight” and Thomas Newman’s heroic music--which is a bit, shall we say, insistent. But overall, the series is much like its story: mythic, adventurous, romantic. And real. Read full review

Kenneth Turan

Apr 3, 2017

The three-hour-plus documentary is thorough, thoughtful and authoritative, an experience that honors the multiple complexities of this situation and, best of all, helps us feel what these directors felt as they went forward into what was very much terra incognita. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Mar 31, 2017

With its use of archival clips, men talking into the camera and narration by Meryl Streep, Five Came Back might seem like standard documentary filmmaking. But it’s easy to overlook the complexity of its editing, which distills a trove of footage in superbly illustrative ways. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Apr 3, 2017

A glossy, if somewhat snooze-inducing Netflix miniseries. Read full review

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benross

Apr 6, 2017

I loved everything about that show, the narrator, the comments, the footage. You can feel are passionate those men were and how WW2 changes them. It's refreshing to see a new focus on WW2.

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cterryr2

Mar 31, 2017

To be fair, I have only watched the 1st episode and therefore can not make a full review.

My first thought about this show is how passionate everyone is about every aspect of film making. This is s documentary for movie buffs and historians. It goes into great detail about he lives ofTo be fair, I have only watched the 1st episode and therefore can not make a full review.

My first thought about this show is how passionate everyone is about every aspect of film making.
This is s documentary for movie buffs and historians. It goes into great detail about he lives of the directors who filmed during WW2.

I found it interesting but boring. It's dry. I wouldn't watch it twice. Makes for a good educational piece though. Perfect for a classroom.

I will finish the rest soon. No big hurry.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: March 31, 2017
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  S1:E3. The Price of Victory
  Air Date: March 31, 2017
- tbd
  S1:E2. Combat Zones
  Air Date: March 31, 2017
- tbd
  S1:E1. The Mission Begins
  Air Date: March 31, 2017