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Wings
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"Wings" is a 1927 film directed by William A. Wellman and Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast about aerial combat during World War I. It matters as a landmark silent film that won the first Academy Award for Outstanding Picture (now Best Picture) and is celebrated for its groundbreaking aerial photography and depiction of air warfare.
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7.2Two young men, one rich, one middle class, both in love with the same woman, become US Air Corps fighter pilots and, eventually, heroic flying aces during World War I. Devoted best friends, their mutual love of the girl eventually threatens their bond. Meanwhile, a hometown girl who's the lovestruck lifelong next door neighbor of one of them pines away.
Cast
- Clara Bow as Mary Preston
- Charles 'Buddy' Rogers as Jack Powell
- Richard Arlen as David Armstrong
- Jobyna Ralston as Sylvia Lewis
- El Brendel as Herman Schwimpf
- Richard Tucker as Air Commander
Themes
- friendship
- paris, france
- love triangle
- world war i
- battlefield
- aerial combat
- dogfight
- black and white
- warfare
- silent film
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Ratings
IMDb
7.5/10
15,487 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
Metacritic
78/100
- Year
- 1927
- Runtime
- 144 min
- Genres
- Action, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- Won 2 Oscars. 9 wins & 1 nomination total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- action film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- World War I
- Director
- Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
- Screenwriter
- Louis D. Lighton
- Cast member
- Gunboat Smith
- Composer
- John Stepan Zamecnik
- Producer
- Kevin Brownlow
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Harry Perry
- Duration
- 141
- FilmAffinity ID
- 415986
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Wings (1927) poster.jpg
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- Commons category
- Wings (film)
- publication date
- 1929-01-05
- film editor
- E. Lloyd Sheldon
- title
- Wings
- production designer
- Hans Dreier
- distributed by
- Netflix
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 4:3
- color
- black-and-white
- costume designer
- Travis Banton
- budget
- 2000000
- film format
- 16 mm film
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- set in environment
- aircraft
- review score
- 94%
- capital cost
- 2000000
- public domain date
- 2023-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview
Wings is a 1927 American silent and synchronized sound war film which won the first Academy Award for Best Picture. While the sound version of the film has no audible dialogue, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects. The original soundtrack to the sound version is preserved at UCLA.
The film stars Clara Bow, Charles "Buddy" Rogers, and Richard Arlen. Rogers and Arlen portray World War I combat pilots in a romantic rivalry over a woman. It was produced by Lucien Hubbard, directed by William A. Wellman, and released by Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation. Gary Cooper appears in a small role, which helped launch his career in Hollywood.
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