I Wanted Wings
1941 film by Mitchell Leisen
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Summary
I Wanted Wings is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (315 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Academy Award for Best Special Effects[3]
- Director: Mitchell Leisen[4]
- Screenwriter: Sig Herzig[5], Richard Maibaum[6], Frank Wead[7]
- Composer: Victor Young[8]
- Genre: drama film[9]
- Cast member: Ray Milland[10], Veronica Lake[11], William Holden[12], Wayne Morris[13], Brian Donlevy[14], Harry Davenport[15], Addison Richards[16], Richard Webb[17], Hedda Hopper[18], Harlan Warde[19], Charles Waldron[20], Constance Moore[21], Phil Brown[22], Willard Robertson[23]
- Producer: Arthur Hornblow, Jr.[24]
- Production company: Paramount Pictures[25]
- Director of photography: Leo Tover[26]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[27]
- Color: black-and-white[28]
- Country of origin: United States[29]
- Publication date: January 1, 1941[30]
- Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[31]
- Narrative location: California[32]
- Main subject: aviation[33]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Special Effects[34]
- Title: I Wanted Wings[35]
- Duration: 135 minutes[36]
- Production designer: Hans Dreier[37]
Why It Matters
I Wanted Wings has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
FAQs
What awards did I Wanted Wings receive?
Honors received include Academy Award for Best Special Effects[3].