Five Came Back
Directed by Laurent Bouzereau
Written by Mark Harris
2017/USA
Amblin Television/IACF Productions/Netflix/etc.
First viewing/Netflix Instant
[box] If anybody doubts my loyalty to my country, I’ll punch him in the nose, and I don’t care how old he is. – William Wyler[/box]
Excellent documentary about five great American directors and their experiences in WWII.
Five living directors – Guillermo del Toro, Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Lawrence Kasdan, and Paul Greengrass – discuss the experiences of five great American directors – John Ford, John Huston, Frank Capra, William Wyler, and George Stevens – who served in the Armed Forces during World War II and documented the conflict. Discussion also includes studio pictures made by the directors during and immediately after the war. Narrated by Meryl Streep.
This Netflix Original three-part miniseries is loaded with wonderful clips and behind the scenes footage. I love all the films covered and learned a lot. The experience scarred a lot of these men for life but that didn’t prevent them from doing some of their best work after the war. Recommended to any one interested in flim history and if you’re not what are you doing here?
