Wings (1927)

7.6	Listal rating
7.7	IMDB rating

Directed by

Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast

William A. Wellman

Starring (View all)

Clara Bow

Mary Preston

Charles 'Buddy' Rogers

Jack Powell

David Armstrong

Sylvia Lewis

Herman Schwimpf

Air Commander

Cadet White

Gunboat Smith

The Sergeant

Written by (View all)

John Monk Saunders

(story)

Hope Loring

(screenplay) and

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Review

2 years, 1 month ago at Apr 24 3:17

madstalk

The battle scenes in this silent film about a love triangle between two World War One airmen and an army nurse are a clear highlight of the first Best Picture winner. They are gory, thrilling, blessed by the lack of sound (it allowed Wellman to attach cameras to the wings of the planes as they performed their aeronautical manuevers) and often spectacular.

The rest of this film is a... read more

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Description: This silent film classic deals with two World War I pilots in love with the same woman. Actual footage of air battles adds to the film's realism. WINGS was the first film ever made that graphically captured the emotional combination of ... Full Descriptionfreedom and fear of flying in combat. Director William Wellman drew on his ... (more)

Release date : 5 January 1929

Best Picture Oscar (3), 1927 (3), WWI (2), World War I (2), Action (2), War (2), Romance (1), Drama (1), Silent Movie (1), 501 Must-See (1), 1920s (1), Plane Crash (1), Friendship (1), Silent (1)

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