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Siivet

Original title: Wings
  • 19271927
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 24m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Clara Bow and Charles 'Buddy' Rogers in Siivet (1927)
Two young men -- one rich, one middle class -- who are in love with the same woman, become fighter pilots in World War I.
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Two young men, one rich, one middle class, who are in love with the same woman, become fighter pilots in World War I.Two young men, one rich, one middle class, who are in love with the same woman, become fighter pilots in World War I.Two young men, one rich, one middle class, who are in love with the same woman, become fighter pilots in World War I.

IMDb RATING
7.6/10
13K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
9,749
1,589
  • Directors
    • William A. Wellman
    • Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • John Monk Saunders(story)
    • Hope Loring(screenplay)
    • Louis D. Lighton(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Clara Bow
    • Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
    • Richard Arlen
Top credits
  • Directors
    • William A. Wellman
    • Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • John Monk Saunders(story)
    • Hope Loring(screenplay)
    • Louis D. Lighton(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Clara Bow
    • Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
    • Richard Arlen
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 113User reviews
    • 76Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 7 wins & 4 nominations total

    Videos4

    Restored Version
    Trailer 1:10
    Restored Version
    Dogfight Strategy
    Featurette 1:19
    Dogfight Strategy
    More Making of Wings
    Featurette 0:49
    More Making of Wings
    Wings Featurette
    Featurette 1:15
    Wings Featurette

    Photos239

    Clara Bow in Siivet (1927)
    Clara Bow in Siivet (1927)
    Jobyna Ralston and Charles 'Buddy' Rogers in Siivet (1927)
    Clara Bow and Charles 'Buddy' Rogers in Siivet (1927)
    Clara Bow in Siivet (1927)
    Gary Cooper, Richard Arlen, and Charles 'Buddy' Rogers in Siivet (1927)
    Clara Bow and Charles 'Buddy' Rogers in Siivet (1927)
    Jobyna Ralston and Charles 'Buddy' Rogers in Siivet (1927)
    Clara Bow and Charles 'Buddy' Rogers in Siivet (1927)
    Charles 'Buddy' Rogers in Siivet (1927)
    Clara Bow, Richard Arlen, and Charles 'Buddy' Rogers in Siivet (1927)
    Siivet (1927)

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    Clara Bow
    Clara Bow
    • Mary Preston
    Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
    Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
    • Jack Powell
    • (as Charles Rogers)
    Richard Arlen
    Richard Arlen
    • David Armstrong
    Jobyna Ralston
    Jobyna Ralston
    • Sylvia Lewis
    El Brendel
    El Brendel
    • Herman Schwimpf
    Richard Tucker
    Richard Tucker
    • Air Commander
    Gary Cooper
    Gary Cooper
    • Cadet White
    Gunboat Smith
    Gunboat Smith
    • The Sergeant
    Henry B. Walthall
    Henry B. Walthall
    • David's Father
    Roscoe Karns
    Roscoe Karns
    • Lt. Cameron
    Julia Swayne Gordon
    Julia Swayne Gordon
    • David's Mother
    Arlette Marchal
    Arlette Marchal
    • Celeste
    Rod Rogers
    • Aviator
    Charles Barton
    Charles Barton
    • Soldier Flirting with Mary
    • (uncredited)
    Thomas Carr
    • Aviator
    • (uncredited)
    Thomas Carrigan
    Thomas Carrigan
    • Undetermined Role
    • (uncredited)
    Margery Chapin
    • Peasant Woman
    • (uncredited)
    Andy Clark
    Andy Clark
    • Undetermined Role
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • William A. Wellman
      • Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • John Monk Saunders(story)
      • Hope Loring(screenplay)
      • Louis D. Lighton(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Was lost for decades until a copy was discovered languishing in the Cinematheque Francaise film archive in Paris, France.
    • Goofs
      The film is set during the years 1917-1918, but most of the female civilian clothes and hairstyles are contemporary with the late 1920s, particularly the clothes worn by Clara Bow in the home sequences and in the Folies Bergère sequence. Bow and almost all the other female characters have bobbed hair, common in 1927 but almost non-existent during World War One.
    • Quotes

      Sergeant in Mervale: Hey, if youse guys need kissin' *I'll* kiss you - wit' a gun-butt!

    • Alternate versions
      Some showings have trimmed Clara Bow's brief topless scene.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Eagle and the Hawk (1933)
    • Soundtracks
      The Star Spangled Banner
      (credited on 2012 restored score only)

      Written by John Stafford Smith & Francis Scott Key

    User reviews113

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    Featured review
    Stunning aerial photography, truly moving
    David's expressions, when he is saying good-by to his family, are absolutely wrenching. The only one who overacts is Clara Bow, but she's supposed to be the bubbly, irrepressible girl-next-door, so I give her a pass.

    (Was the yellow colorization added to flames then or recently? I found it distracting.)

    The uniforms are perfectly detailed too, perhaps because the actual war was so recently in people's memories. Modern movie-makers have gotten very careless about uniform details, I think because they assume no one will notice.

    Wonderful scene in the Folies Bergere -- note the female couple at one table in the opening clip -- nothing is new under the sun.

    Beautifully digitalized restoration,astonishingly crisp. What a national treasure!
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 11, 1929 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Wings
    • Filming locations
      • Camp Stanley, San Antonio, Texas, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $746
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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