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Wings

Oscar™ Best Picture - Winning Movies

Wings

1927

William A. Wellman

Clara Bow, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Richard Arlen, Gary Cooper ...

7.3

1,660

War. Action. Drama In 1917, Jack Powell is a young man with passion for cars. His next door neighbor is Mary Preston, who is in deep love for him, but Jack does not notice her. Jack indeed loves Sylvia Lewis, but she is in love with the rich David Armstrong. When USA enters in World War I, Jack and David join the Air Force to fight in France and become pals. Mary joins the Women's Motor Corp, trying to be close to Jack. But it is war, and a tragedy happen between the two friends. [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Sid Silverman Variety	"Nothing has possessed the graphic descriptive powers of aerial flying and combat that have been poured into this effort."	POS
United Kingdom	Philip French The Guardian	"A mixture of melodrama, sentimental romance and heavy-handed comedy, 'Wings' was superbly choreographed with skilfully photographed stunt flying and aerial combat."	POS
United States	Dave Kehr The New York Times	"Truly magnificent (...) For those unfamiliar with silent film, this would be a very good place to start."	POS
United States	Noel Murray AV Club	"It’s one of the most exciting and innovative Hollywood movies of its era."	POS
United Kingdom	David Parkinson Empire	"Clara Bow is mesmerising in this ahead-of-its-time air force drama (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Paul Taylor Time Out	"It's distinguished by matchless aerial photography, logistically-detailed battle scenes and dogfights, a unique blend of 'European' directorial touches with Hollywood pace, and solid performances"	POS
United Kingdom	Adrian Turner Radio Times	"[It] is still exciting aloft but terribly sentimental and cliché-ridden on the ground (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Leonard Maltin IndieWire	"William Wellman achieved what no one else had even attempted up until that point: realistic and exciting aerial footage"	POS
United States	Jaime N. Christley Slant	"It’s a producer’s triumph (...) A philosophy of moviemaking and award-capturing that has never gone out of style (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"'Wings' historical importance should not be overlooked. Although not among the 'popular' silent film titles, this is in many ways more representative of the state of filmmaking in the late 1920s (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Christopher Hooton The Independent	"[Wellman was] creating scenes that can still take your breath away to this day"	POS

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