Wings
1927 · Movie · PG-13 · 144 min · ★ 7.2
Two 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.
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Details
- Years
- 1927
- Release date
- 1927-08-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 144 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (328 votes)
- Budget
- $2,000,000
Themes
- friendship
- paris, france
- love triangle
- world war i
- battlefield
- aerial combat
- dogfight
- black and white
- warfare
- silent film
- us military
- 1910s
- +1 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Engineering Effects · 1929
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1929
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1928 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Engineering Effects · nominated
Cast & crew
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
Gary Cooper
as Cadet White
Gunboat Smith
as The Sergeant
Henry B. Walthall
as Mr. Armstrong
Roscoe Karns
as Lieutenant Cameron
Directed by William A. Wellman