Five Came Back

Name: Five Came Back
Brand: Penguin Publishing Group
SKU: 9780143126836-V
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By Mark Harris

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Now a Netflix original documentary series, also written by Mark Harris: the extraordinary wartime experience of five of Hollywood's most important directors, all of whom put their stamp on World War II and were changed by it forever Here is the remarkable, untold story of how five major Hollywood directors-John Ford, George Stevens, John Huston, William Wyler, and Frank Capra-changed World War II, and how, in turn, the war changed them. In a move unheard of at the time, the U.S. government farmed out its war propaganda effort to Hollywood, allowing these directors the freedom to film in combat zones as never before. They were on the scene at almost every major moment of America's war, shaping the public's collective consciousness of what we've now come to call the good fight. The product of five years of scrupulous archival research, Five Came Back provides a revelatory new understanding of Hollywood's role in the war through the life and work of these five men who chose to go, and who came back. "Five Came Back . . . is one of the great works of film history of the decade." --Slate "A tough-minded, information-packed and irresistibly readable work of movie-minded cultural criticism. Like the best World War II films, it highlights marquee names in a familiar plot to explore some serious issues: the human cost of military service, the hypnotic power of cinema and the tension between artistic integrity and the exigencies of war." --The New York Times

Product details

Binding:

Paperback

Edition:

illustrated

Number of Pages:

562

Release Date:

2015-02-24

Publication Date:

2015-02-24

Publisher:

Penguin Publishing Group

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

0143126830

ISBN13:

9780143126836

GPSR Manufacturer Reference:

[email protected]

Weight:

692 g

Height:

140 cm

Width:

214 cm

Thickness:

30 cm

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