The Wings of Eagles (1957)

110 min · Biographical picture, War Film, biographical film, drama film, war film

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Directors

John Ford

Cast

John Wayne, Dan Dailey, Maureen O'Hara, Ward Bond, Ken Curtis, Edmund Lowe, Kenneth Tobey

The story

Soon after World War I is over, Naval Aviator in training "Spig" Wead boldly tries flying a Vought UO-1 when challenged by an Army soldier, without yet having flight experience. Running out of fuel, he crash lands at the garden party he is meant to attend, halting in the pool. Wead, along with John Dale Price, tries to prove to the Navy the value of aviation in combat.

Catalogue themes and tags

Fighter Pilot, Paralysis, Screenwriter, US Navy, War film, Action/Adventure, Drama, Biopic [feature], Biographical film, Action

Genres

Biographical picture, War Film, biographical film, drama film, war film

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