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Wings
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Overview

User Rating:
7.9/10   2,759 votes
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Writers:
John Monk Saunders (story)
Hope Loring (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
5 January 1929 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance | War | Action more
Tagline:
An Epic of the Air more
Plot:
Two young men, one rich, one middle class, who are in love with the same woman, become fighter pilots in World War I. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins more
User Comments:
All set (hopefully for DVD)? more (42 total)

Cast

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Clara Bow ... Mary Preston
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers ... Jack Powell (as Charles Rogers)

Richard Arlen ... David Armstrong
Jobyna Ralston ... Sylvia Lewis
El Brendel ... Herman Schwimpf
Richard Tucker ... Air Commander

Gary Cooper ... Cadet White
Gunboat Smith ... The Sergeant
Henry B. Walthall ... David's Father
Roscoe Karns ... Lieutenant Cameron
Julia Swayne Gordon ... David's Mother
Arlette Marchal ... Celeste
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Additional Details

Runtime:
139 min | USA:141 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System) (musical score and sound effects) | Silent
Certification:
UK:A | USA:TV-PG (TV rating) | Argentina:13 | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
Bexar County, Texas, USA more

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Trivia:
The entire score was written, composed, and recorded using a Wurlitzer Pipe Organ. more
Quotes:
British Soldier: Hello Yank, welcome to a very merry little war. And now how about a wee drop for the King and Uncle Sam? more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1988) more
Soundtrack:
A Midsummer Night's Dream more

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17 out of 17 people found the following comment useful.
All set (hopefully for DVD)?, 7 April 2004

This film is, no doubt, a timeless triumph of the silent cinema. I first saw it three years ago and have seen it at least 30 times since then. I've only looked back to see that I have it in my collection...but not on DVD! These studios need to start thinking back to the days in which movies as good as these were made and stop producing so much garbage that they think will make tons of money without considering whether it's done right or not. This film taught me just how important gesture and body language can be in the acting world, whether it be on film or on stage. I know just how "in-character" an actor is just by looking at their face, their eyes, and how they're written in the script. Don't get me wrong, people can overact and underact in certain parts, but if you do anything without considering your character's expression or mood, regardless of whether or not your voice is unbearable to hear, you will never see success past the sound of crickets hiding in the audience. The industry knew that sound was coming. Most didn't accept this truth, but they knew it alright! "Wings" reminds those who've seen it, as with most classics of the silent cinema, that ACTIONS SPEAK A MUCH GREATER VOLUME THAN THE SPOKEN WORD. I've said all I need to say, and now I'll let this picture speak for itself.

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