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The Wings of Eagles (1957) [NR]

Featuring:
John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Dan Dailey

Written by:
Frank Fenton
William Wister Haines
Frank Wead

Directed by:
John Ford


Release Date:
January 31, 1957

Original Title:
The Wings of Eagles

Alternate Titles:
A sasok szárnyai
A Águia Voa ao Sol
Alas de águila
Asas de Águias
Hennes vilda man
Hurja mieheni
Kader böyle istiyordu
Na skrzydlach orlów
O kyriarhos tou Eirinikou
Ørnevinger
Ο κυρίαρχος του Ειρηνικού
Крылья орлов
山鹰之翼

Genres:
Drama | War

Production Companies:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
BR: 12  FR: U  US: NR 

Runtime: 110

THE SKY IS THE LIMIT for Fun, Thrills, Excitement!

Overview from TheMovieDB

The story of Frank W. "Spig" Wead - a Navy-flyer turned screenwriter.

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Overview from Open Movies

U.S. Navy pilot Frank 'Spig' Wead is a fun-loving and rowdy adventurer, but also a fierce proponent of Naval aviation. His dedication to the promotion of the Navy's flying program is so intense that his marriage and family life suffer. When an accident paralyzes him, Spig finds a new means of expressing his love of flying: screenwriting. Successful and acclaimed, he finds the U.S. entry into World War II to be an irresistible call. Pleading that he be reinstated in the Navy despite his paralysis, Spig finds he has an enormous contribution yet to make.

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The Wings of Eagles (1957) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes 40%

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Production

Art Direction:
William A. Horning
Malcolm Brown

Assistant Director:
Wingate Smith

Associate Producer:
James E. Newcom

Director:
John Ford

Director of Photography:
Paul Vogel

Editor:
Gene Ruggiero

Makeup Artist:
William Tuttle

Original Music Composer:
Jeff Alexander

Producer:
Charles Schnee

Screenplay:
Frank Fenton
William Wister Haines

Set Decoration:
Edwin B. Willis
F. Keogh Gleason

Sound Supervisor:
Wesley C. Miller

Special Effects:
A. Arnold Gillespie
Warren Newcombe

Stunts:
Ronnie Rondell Jr.

Technical Advisor:
John Dale Price

Wardrobe Master:
Walter Plunkett

Writer:
Frank Wead

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