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Wings is a 1927 American silent and synchronized sound film known for winning the first Academy Award for Best Picture. Due to the general public's apathy towards silent films, the film was quickly re-released in 1928 with synchronized sound.
Wings: Directed by William A. Wellman, Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast. With Clara Bow, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Richard Arlen, Jobyna Ralston. Two young men, one rich, one middle class, who are in love with the same woman, become fighter pilots in World War I.
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- Drama, Romance, War
- William A. Wellman, Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
- 1929-01-05
Oct 18, 2021 · Watch the first Academy Award-winning silent film about World War I air combat, starring Clara Bow and Charles Rogers. The film was shot on location with real pilots and planes in Texas and France.
- 140 min
The first movie, and the only silent movie (in the 20th century), to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. The entire score was composed on a Wurlitzer pipe organ. Richard Arlen, who's character is a fighter pilot, had actually been a pilot in World War I (though he never saw combat).
- William A. Wellman
- Clara Bow
Jan 3, 2023 · Forever granted a place in cinematic history by winning the first ever Academy Award for Best Picture in 1927, William Wellman’s silent epic Wings is more than an Oscar winner, but an epic story of friendship with the type of thrilling action only practical effects can imagine….
Oct 22, 2020 · At the cusp of filmmaking moving from the silent era to “talkies”, Wings (1927) – a silent romantic war movie – won “Outstanding Picture” at the 1st Academy Awards ceremony held in 1929. Starring the definitive flapper Clara Bow, the story follows two men – Jack (Charles Rogers) and David (Richard Arlen) – from the same small ...
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(Silent film) When it comes to cinematic spectacles, the original Best Picture winner Wings delivers the complete package from epic scenes of war, both in the air and down in the trenches, to romance, tragedy, and even silly comedy.
