Wings (1927 film)
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Wings (1927 film) is a silent World War I aviation epic that became the first film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wings (1927 film) canonical | 3 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American film
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black-and-white film ⓘ feature film ⓘ romantic drama film ⓘ silent film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Engineering Effects
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Academy Award for Best Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | story by John Monk Saunders ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Harry Perry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black-and-white with Handschiegl color process sequences ⓘ |
| cost | approximately $2,000,000 production budget ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
United States Army Air Service
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aerial combat ⓘ fighter pilots ⓘ |
| director | William A. Wellman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | United States theatrical release ⓘ |
| editedBy |
E. Lloyd Sheldon
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Lucien Hubbard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas
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San Antonio, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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romance ⓘ war ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Cadet White
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David Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Preston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | J.S. Zamecnik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture
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large-scale aerial battle sequences ⓘ use of mounted cameras on aircraft ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film with English intertitles ⓘ |
| partOf | early Hollywood aviation films ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Criterion Theatre, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Lucien Hubbard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Famous Players–Lasky Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1927-08-12 ⓘ |
| restored | yes, restored and re-released in the 21st century ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 139 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Hope Loring
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Louis D. Lighton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Charles "Buddy" Rogers
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Clara Bow NERFINISHED ⓘ Gary Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ Jobyna Ralston NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Arlen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.