Wings 1927

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 141 min

genre: drama

theme: silent

director: Harry d’Abbadie d’Arrast

Score: 6 / 10

Wings is a 1927 and 1929 American silent film known for winning the first Academy Award for Best Picture. 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.

Plot

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author	Hope Loring Julian Johnson Louis D. Lighton
award	Academy Award for Best Engineering Effects Academy Award for Best Picture
director	Harry d’Abbadie d’Arrast William Augustus Wellman
editor	E. Lloyd Sheldon
events	aviation World War I
genre	drama romance
keywords	allied allied line allies of world war i ambulance ambulance driver army air service bad luck battle of saint-mihiel best friend billet biplane box boxing match crash landing dying man epic battle force france girl next door grieving parents imperial germany kill land military police presumed dead right\|200px\|thumb\|{{center\|bow as mary preston}} shoot training camp war effort
musicBy	John Stepan Zamecnik
nomination	Academy Award for Best Engineering Effects Academy Award for Best Picture
producer	Adolph Zukor Jesse L. Lasky Kevin Brownlow Lucien Hubbard Otto Hermann Kahn
productionCompany	Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation
publisher	Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation
theme	silent war