1927 · 2h 24m · Action, Drama, Romance
Wings
Directed byWilliam A. Wellman
TMDB
7.2
347 votes
Metacritic
78
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Rotten Tomatoes
94%
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US release Jan 5, 1929 by Paramount Pictures
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Critics (Metacritic)78
Audience (TMDB x 10)72
Critics liked it more than audiences did, by 6 points.
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Cast
- Clara BowMary Preston
- Charles 'Buddy' RogersJack Powell
- Richard ArlenDavid Armstrong
- Jobyna RalstonSylvia Lewis
- El BrendelHerman Schwimpf
- Richard TuckerAir Commander
- Gary CooperCadet White
- Gunboat SmithThe Sergeant
- Henry B. WalthallMr. Armstrong
- Roscoe KarnsLieutenant Cameron
- Julia Swayne GordonMrs. Armstrong
- Arlette MarchalCeleste
Full cast (33)
- Nigel De BrulierPeasant (uncredited)
- Hedda HopperMrs. Powell (uncredited)
- George IrvingMr. Powell (uncredited)
- William A. WellmanDoughboy (uncredited)
- Charles BartonSoldier Flirting with Mary (uncredited)
- Thomas CarrAviator (uncredited)
- Thomas Carrigan(uncredited)
- Margery ChapinPeasant Woman (uncredited)
- Andy Clark(uncredited)
- Douglas Haig(uncredited)
- William HickeyCharlton Blanchard (uncredited)
- Jane Laurell(uncredited)
- Robert LivingstonRecruit in Examination Office (uncredited)
- James PierceArmy MP (uncredited)
- Evelyn SelbieDressing Room Attendant (uncredited)
- Frank Tomick(uncredited)
- Carl von HaartmanGerman Officer (uncredited)
- Gloria WellmanPeasant Child (uncredited)
- Percy WilliamsArmstrong Butler (uncredited)
- Zalla Zarana(uncredited)
- Rod RogersAviator
Crew
- Director
- William A. Wellman
- Cinematography
- Harry Perry
- Editing
- E. Lloyd Sheldon
- Producers
- Lucien HubbardBenjamin P. Schulberg
2 nominations, 2 wins
Awards record
- WonBest Visual Effects · Academy Awards 1929Roy Pomeroy
- WonBest Picture · Academy Awards 1929Paramount Famous Lasky
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