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*Starred Review* It’s hardly news that the movies affect and are affected by the broader canvas of popular culture and world history, but Harris—perhaps more successfully than any other writer, past or present—manages to find in that symbiotic relationship the stuff of great stories. He turned that unlikely trick in Pictures at a Revolution (2008), about the five Best Picture nominees in 1967 and how they defined a sea change in Hollywood and in society at large, and he does it again here. The number is once more five, but this time it’s five acclaimed directors who went to war in the 1940s to make propaganda films and came home changed by what they saw and what they did. The stories of what John Ford, George Stevens, John Huston, William Wyler, and Frank Capra did in the war are dramatic (Ford filming the opening salvo in the Battle of Midway from a rooftop; Wyler riding along on bombing missions over Germany; Stevens filming the horrific scenes at Dachau), but they are also stories of personal redemption, frustration, and even dishonesty (Huston receiving acclaim for the authenticity of his documentary San Pietro, which was made up almost entirely of reenactments). Every chapter contains small, priceless nuggets of movie history (Joseph Goebbels thought Wyler’s Mrs. Miniver was “an exemplary propaganda film†and hoped the Germans could copy it), and nearly every page offers an example of Harris’ ability to capture the essence of a person or an event in a few, perfectly chosen words (describing Huston as a “last-call bon vivantâ€). Narrative nonfiction that is as gloriously readable as it is unfailingly informative. --Bill Ott
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The Wall Street Journal:“Mr. Harris has a huge story to tell, and he does so brilliantly, maintaining suspense in a narrative whose basic outcome will be known ahead of time. Five Came Back is packed with true stories that, according to the proverb, are stranger than fiction. Mr. Harris's story of five particular directors at one particular moment of history tells us much about the motion-picture industry, about the nature of filmmaking and, more generally, about the relation of art to the larger demands of society. Although Five Came Back at first seems to be chronicling a collective enterprise, it turns out to be an inspirational, if cautionary, tale of the triumph of the individual over the collective, of personal vision over groupthink, and ultimately of art over propaganda.” The New York Times: “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.” Leonard Maltin: “In addition to being a prodigious researcher and a knowledgeable film buff, Harris is a graceful writer whose prose brings the world of wartime, at home and abroad, to vivid life on every page. I tore through this hefty book as if it were a novel and can’t recommend it highly enough.” The Washington Post: “Five Came Back, by Mark Harris, has all the elements of a good movie: fascinating characters, challenges, conflicts and intense action. This is Harris’s second brilliant book about movies. Both books demonstrate meticulous research and exceptional skill at telling intersecting and overlapping stories with clarity and power. Five Came Back enables us to watch the films of Ford, Capra, Wyler, Huston and Stevens with new insight.” The New Yorker: “A splendidly written narrative.” San Francisco Chronicle: “Can't-put-it-down history of World War II propaganda film.” The Los Angeles Times: “Meticulously researched, page-turning.” David Thompson, The New Republic: “I recommend this book for its narrative sweep, its revelation of character, and for the many ironies that attend the idea of ‘documentary.’” Cleveland Plain Dealer: “Mark Harris writes the old-fashioned way. His books are not quick and slick but meticulous. Definitive. In these lush, informative pages, Harris indeed reaffirms his commitment to writing the old-fashioned way, the way that evinces profound respect for his craft, his material and his readers.” Booklist (starred): “It’s hardly news that the movies affect and are affected by the broader canvas of popular culture and world history, but Harris—perhaps more successfully than any other writer, past or present—manages to find in that symbiotic relationship the stuff of great stories. Every chapter contains small, priceless nuggets of movie history, and nearly every page offers an example of Harris’ ability to capture the essence of a person or an event in a few, perfectly chosen words. Narrative nonfiction that is as gloriously readable as it is unfailingly informative.” Kirkus Reviews: “A comprehensive, clear-eyed look at the careers of five legendary directors who put their Hollywood lives on freeze-frame while they went off to fight in the only ways they knew how. As riveting and revealing as a film by an Oscar winner.” Publishers Weekly: “Insightful. Harris pens superb exegeses of the ideological currents coursing through this most political of cinematic eras, and in the arcs of his vividly drawn protagonists…we see Hollywood abandoning sentimental make-believe to confront the starkest realities.” Library Journal: “Harris surpasses previous scholarship on the directors who are the focus here… This well-researched book is essential for both film enthusiasts and World War II aficionados.”
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Hardcover: 528 pages
Publisher: Penguin Press; First Edition edition (February 27, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1594204306
ISBN-13: 978-1594204302
Product Dimensions:
6.4 x 2.8 x 9.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
4.3 out of 5 stars
229 customer reviews
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As a "Baby Boomer" born in the early 1950s, I was raised on a steady diet of classic motion pictures from legendary directors such as Frank Capra, John Ford, and William Wyler. I'm a military history buff as well, so I was somewhat familiar with John Ford's role in documenting the Battle of Midway and D-Day. Despite that interest and awareness, I found "Five Came Back" to be truly educational, enlightening, and highly entertaining...My understanding of that era greatly increased.Although politics has always intruded upon cinematic art, I didn't realize the full extent governments influenced the content and release strategies of feature films before, during, and after World War II. The same goes for documentaries produced in that era; competition between the Allies over who could produce the best battlefield films? I was surprised to learn how many of those documentaries were chock full of re-staged battle scenes.One of the facts which surprised me the most was the deep-seated antipathy director John Ford had for one of his biggest stars, John Wayne, over Wayne's avoidance of military service during the war. Yes, the same John Wayne who so many folks today hold up as a "Great American Hero", likely based on all of his military film roles, actively kept himself out of "Harm's Way" for a variety of bogus reasons. When compared to the group of middle-aged directors who served with their combat camera crews on multiple bombing missions, hitting the beach at Normandy or Tarawa, or during the Battle of the Bulge, John Wayne was anything but heroic. Ford seemed to take great satisfaction in publicly calling out Wayne on movie sets for being a shirker.I truly enjoyed learning the back stories behind Oscar-winning films, and how "Dr. Seuss" got his start making raunchy training films for G.I.s. Even more intriguing, most of the directors who went to war experienced varying levels of PTSD, which had a marked effect on their postwar films."Five Came Back" is very well-written and also thoroughly documented, which doesn't always occur in books of this type. Author Mark Harris is very adept at smoothly switching subjects, and maintained a functional chronology in his narrative, which enhanced readibility. I highly recommend this book!
My tears helped close the bookMaybe I am one of the oldest reviewers so myperspective is different. The Second World War affected me as a child to thepoint that I had to write a book about it myself, from that childhood point ofview. It was something I could not forget all my life . I saw 'the great movies'as a child and yes, I mentioned them in my books. They too, affected me as a child.The generations since, can only try to understand what it was like. Harrishimself may not know the collective consciousness of the time but his excellentbook brought it back to me.Through the patriotism that infused thedirectors I felt the message we got in the news shots of war in theaters of thetime. Through the thoughts they had about the " total waste of war" and thedamage it did to our souls , I could feel the thoughts I had between the age of7 and 11.My uncles came alive again as the Directors moved through the warwith the different branches of service. When the war ended, luckily all myuncles and other relatives came home, at least two wounded, but alive. I knewHarold Russell and his family.Filming the atrocities of war so we could see it on the big screen on Saturdaymatinee made us all aware of the tremendous sacrifice of life. For what? Forone man to rule the world , I often thought .It was the pictures of thesouls in the death camps that raised the hackles! The final sickening straw!How , why ?The damage done to Director George Stevens who saw photographed ,and experienced, was so real and profound . I visualized once again thosehorrors. One can only imagine the soldiers who stepped up to soothe, calm, andcomfort the barely living survivors who rose from among stacks of dead bodies.I screamed once again inside me at the utter horror of evil men who walked theearth with us.The horrid cruelty of prisoners and the Red Cross by theJapanese came back and I remembered asking why the Emperor got away with this ?Harris answered that question after all these years. I still think the Emperorshould have done something to stop the war and should have paid a price forit.Through the lives of five men , the war came back and though these menwhere older than me by 39 plus or minus years , we shared a common collectiveconsciousness . I wonder if this is proof of that and how we make ourworld?I know none of us wanted war, but once we were in it we all were in itto win. Yes, when it was over we "had enough ".Yes, a great narrative ,stirring and so enveloping about the time. The investigation into Communism inHollywood and more are all there.Yes, a few tears peeked out as I closed thebook for the last time and put the era back to sleep in my mind , but not beforeI had made comparisons about the rise of Hitler with the rise of terrorism.History is repeating itself !
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