Wings

1927 film by William A. Wellman, Harry d’Abbadie d’Arrast
Movie film Q272036
Wings
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Wings

Summary

Wings is a film[1]. Wings ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,737 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wings received the Academy Award for Best Picture[3].
  • Wings received the Academy Award for Best Engineering Effects[4].
  • Wings's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • Wings was directed by William A. Wellman[6].
  • Wings was directed by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast[7].
  • Julian Johnson wrote the screenplay for Wings[8].
  • Hope Loring wrote the screenplay for Wings[9].
  • Louis D. Lighton wrote the screenplay for Wings[10].
  • Wings's composer is recorded as John Stepan Zamecnik[11].
  • Wings's genre is war film[12].
  • Wings's genre is romance film[13].
  • Wings's genre is drama film[14].
  • Wings's genre is silent film[15].
  • Wings's genre is action film[16].
  • A cast member of Wings was Gary Cooper[17].
  • A cast member of Wings was Clara Bow[18].
  • A cast member of Wings was Richard Arlen[19].
  • A cast member of Wings was Charles Rogers[20].
  • A cast member of Wings was Richard Tucker[21].
  • A cast member of Wings was Henry B. Walthall[22].
  • A cast member of Wings was Julia Swayne Gordon[23].
  • A cast member of Wings was Charles Barton[24].
  • A cast member of Wings was Thomas Carrigan[25].
  • A cast member of Wings was William Hickey[26].
  • A cast member of Wings was Hedda Hopper[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Otto Hermann Kahn[28], B. P. Schulberg[29], Adolph Zukor[30], Jesse Louis Lasky[31], Lucien Hubbard[32], and Kevin Brownlow[33]. Directors include William A. Wellman[6] and Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast[7]. Screenwriters include Julian Johnson[8], Hope Loring[9], and Louis D. Lighton[10]. Cast members include Gary Cooper[17], Clara Bow[18], Richard Arlen[19], Charles Rogers[20], Richard Tucker[21], and Henry B. Walthall[22].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1927[34], January 10, 1929[35], May 19, 1927[36], August 12, 1927[37], and January 5, 1929[38]. The original language of Wings was English[39]. Genres include war film[12], romance film[13], drama film[14], silent film[15], and action film[16]. Wings is part of National Film Registry[40]. Recorded distribution format include theatrical release[41], DVD[42], and video on demand[43].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include aviation[44], World War I[45], and aviation in World War I[46].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Picture[3], an award for best film[47], in United States[48], founded in 1929[49] and Academy Award for Best Engineering Effects[4], an Academy Awards[50]. Reviews include 7.6/10[51], 78/100[52], and 94%[53].

Why It Matters

Wings ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,737 views/month).[2] Wings has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] Wings is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

FAQs

What awards did Wings receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Picture[3] and Academy Award for Best Engineering Effects[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  40. [34] . wikidata.org.
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  43. [37] . wikidata.org.
  44. [38] . wikidata.org.
  45. [44] . wikidata.org.
  46. [45] . wikidata.org.
  47. [46] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18h ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 4d ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period World War I, 20th century, 1910s
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  3. 8d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id 19447
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  4. 14d ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period World War I, 20th century, 1910s
    P14724 8275555
    Main subject aviation, World War I, aviation in World War I
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  5. 5w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 9w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 wings
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  7. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer Hans Dreier
    Publication date +1927-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1929-01-10T00:00:00Z, +1927-05-19T00:00:00Z +2
    Screenwriter Julian Johnson, Hope Loring, Louis D. Lighton
    Part of National Film Registry
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