The Wings of Eagles

1957 film by John Ford
Movie film Q1185095
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Summary

The Wings of Eagles is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (969 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Wings of Eagles's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Wings of Eagles was directed by John Ford[4].
  • William Haines wrote the screenplay for The Wings of Eagles[5].
  • Charles Schnee wrote the screenplay for The Wings of Eagles[6].
  • Frank Fenton wrote the screenplay for The Wings of Eagles[7].
  • The Wings of Eagles's composer is recorded as Jeff Alexander[8].
  • The Wings of Eagles's genre is war film[9].
  • The Wings of Eagles's genre is drama film[10].
  • The Wings of Eagles's genre is biographical film[11].
  • A cast member of The Wings of Eagles was John Wayne[12].
  • A cast member of The Wings of Eagles was Dan Dailey[13].
  • A cast member of The Wings of Eagles was Maureen O'Hara[14].
  • A cast member of The Wings of Eagles was Ward Bond[15].
  • A cast member of The Wings of Eagles was Ken Curtis[16].
  • A cast member of The Wings of Eagles was Sig Ruman[17].
  • A cast member of The Wings of Eagles was Kenneth Tobey[18].
  • A cast member of The Wings of Eagles was Edmund Lowe[19].
  • A cast member of The Wings of Eagles was Henry O'Neill[20].
  • A cast member of The Wings of Eagles was Willis Bouchey[21].
  • A cast member of The Wings of Eagles was Dorothy Jordan[22].
  • A cast member of The Wings of Eagles was Alberto Morin[23].
  • A cast member of The Wings of Eagles was Barry Kelley[24].
  • A cast member of The Wings of Eagles was Charles Trowbridge[25].
  • A cast member of The Wings of Eagles was Louis Jean Heydt[26].
  • A cast member of The Wings of Eagles was Stuart Holmes[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Wings of Eagles was produced by Charles Schnee[28]. It was directed by John Ford[4]. Screenwriters include William Haines[5], Charles Schnee[6], and Frank Fenton[7]. Cast members include John Wayne[12], Dan Dailey[13], Maureen O'Hara[14], Ward Bond[15], Ken Curtis[16], and Sig Ruman[17].

Publication

The Wings of Eagles was published on January 1, 1957[29]. The original language of it was English[30]. Genres include war film[9], drama film[10], and biographical film[11]. It was distributed by video on demand[31].

Subject and Themes

The Wings of Eagles's main subject is aviation[32].

Reception

Reviews include 5.4/10[33], 40%[34], and 6.6/10[35].

Why It Matters

The Wings of Eagles ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (969 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 51198
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  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 3241
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  3. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Malcom Brown
    Publication date → +1957-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → William Haines, Charles Schnee, Frank Fenton
    Duration → {'amount': '+110'}
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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