The Mission Begins
- Episode aired Mar 31, 2017
- 59m
When World War II breaks out, five of Hollywood's top directors leave their homes and careers to join the army and film the war effort.When World War II breaks out, five of Hollywood's top directors leave their homes and careers to join the army and film the war effort.When World War II breaks out, five of Hollywood's top directors leave their homes and careers to join the army and film the war effort.
Frank Capra
- Self
- (archive footage)
Herbert Hoover
- Self - 31st President of the United States (R)
- (archive footage)
John Huston
- Self
- (archive footage)
Charles A. Lindbergh
- Self - Aviation Pioneer
- (archive footage)
- (as Charles Lindbergh)
Gerald P. Nye
- Self - Senator (R - ND)
- (archive footage)
- (as Gerald Nye)
Robert Parrish
- Self - Editor
- (archive sound)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Self - 32nd President of the United States (D)
- (archive footage)
George Stevens
- Self
- (archive footage)
Meryl Streep
- Narrator
- (voice)
William Wyler
- Self
- (archive footage)
Winston Churchill
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
- Self
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
