Film1927141 min

Wings

Name: Wings
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Released: 1927
Duration: 141 min
Cast: Clara Bow, Charles Rogers, Richard Arlen, Jobyna Ralston, El Brendel

Taste attributes: actiondramaromancewarhistoricaltried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticsimplelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardyunlikely connections

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

Boxlist takeA grounded war film that is heavy, stirring and expansive. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.2 /10

TMDB · 170 votes

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What lines up

Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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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. Cinema's first ever gay kiss?

Synopsis: TMDB