The Wings of Eagles

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The Wings of Eagles is a 1957 biographical war drama film that portrays the life and career of U.S. Navy aviator and screenwriter Frank "Spig" Wead, directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne.

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instanceOf biographical war drama film
film
basedOn life of Frank "Spig" Wead
character "Jughead" Carson
John Dodge
Min Wead
cinematography Paul Vogel
countryOfOrigin United States
director John Ford
distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
editedBy Gene Ruggiero
featuresBranchOfMilitary United States Navy
featuresConflict World War I
World War II
filmingLocation United States
format color
genre biographical film
drama film
war film
hasTheme friendship
military service
patriotism
personal resilience
mainCharacter Frank "Spig" Wead
linked to: Frank Wead
medium theatrical film
musicBy Jeff Alexander
notableCollaboration John Ford–John Wayne collaboration
originalLanguage English
portrays U.S. Navy aviation
screenwriting career of Frank Wead
producer Charles Schnee
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
releaseDecade 1950s
releaseYear 1957
runtime approximately 110 minutes
screenwriter Frank Fenton
settingPeriod World War I era
linked to: World War I

World War II era
interwar period
starring Dan Dailey
Edmund Lowe
Jane Howard
John Wayne
Ken Curtis
Kenneth Tobey
Maureen O'Hara
linked to: Maureen O’Hara

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Frank Wead subjectOf The Wings of Eagles
Frank Wead portrayedIn The Wings of Eagles
Jack Pennick appearedIn The Wings of Eagles
Olive Carey notableWork The Wings of Eagles
Frank Wead hasBiographySubject The Wings of Eagles
subject linked to: Wead
Batjac Productions produced The Wings of Eagles