---
title: 'Wings (1927)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William A. Wellman'
released: '1927-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 141
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'War'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/wings-1927'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018578/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Wings (1927)

1927 · PG-13 · 141 min · Drama, Action, War, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Wings is a 1927 American war film which won the first Academy Award for Best Picture. While the sound version of the film has no audible dialogue, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects. The original soundtrack to the sound version is preserved at UCLA.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William A. Wellman](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-a-wellman), [Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-d-abbadie-d-arrast)
- **Screenplay:** [Louis D. Lighton](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-d-lighton), [Hope Loring](https://cinepixo.com/people/hope-loring), [Julian Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/julian-johnson-2)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Stepan Zamecnik](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-stepan-zamecnik)
- **Producer:** [Otto Hermann Kahn](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-hermann-kahn), [B. P. Schulberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/b-p-schulberg), [Adolph Zukor](https://cinepixo.com/people/adolph-zukor), [Jesse Louis Lasky](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesse-louis-lasky), [Kevin Brownlow](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-brownlow), [Lucien Hubbard](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucien-hubbard)

## Cast

- [William A. Wellman](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-a-wellman)
- [El Brendel](https://cinepixo.com/people/el-brendel)
- [Arlette Marchal](https://cinepixo.com/people/arlette-marchal)
- [Charles Barton](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-barton)
- [Clara Bow](https://cinepixo.com/people/clara-bow)
- [Gunboat Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/gunboat-smith)
- [Roscoe Karns](https://cinepixo.com/people/roscoe-karns)
- [William Hickey](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-hickey)
- [Thomas Carrigan](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-carrigan)
- [George Irving](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-irving)
- [Jobyna Ralston](https://cinepixo.com/people/jobyna-ralston)
- [Gary Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-cooper)
- [Charles Rogers](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-rogers)
- [Hedda Hopper](https://cinepixo.com/people/hedda-hopper)
- [Henry B. Walthall](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-b-walthall)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/wings-1927
Film facts: Wikidata (Q272036); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.