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Wings (1927)

1927 · Silent film · 144 min · dir. William A. Wellman

Youth, hitting the clouds! Laughing at danger! Fighting, loving, dodging death! That's "WINGS"

  • Drama
  • Action
  • War

Synopsis

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

Director
William A. Wellman
Writer
John Monk Saunders
Cinematography
Harry Perry
Studio
Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation
Released
1927-08-12
Awards
Won 2 Oscars. 9 wins & 1 nomination total
Running time
144 minutes

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