The Wings of Eagles

The Wings of Eagles

By John Ford

  • Genre: Action & Adventure
  • Release Date: 1957-02-22
  • Advisory Rating: NR
  • Runtime: 1h 50min
  • Director: John Ford
  • Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • iTunes Price: USD 9.99
  • iTunes Rent Price: USD 3.99
6.2/10
6.2
From 59 Ratings

Description

Commander Frank "Spig" Wead was a pioneer aviator, renowned screenwriter (whose works included John Ford's They Were Expendable) and a man of war. The skies beckoned Spig to action; a crippling injury ultimately left him powerless to act, propelling him to discover the power of his pen. He was talented, driven, flawed, a friend of Ford and the subject of this compassionate biography. John Wayne plays Spig and Ford directs The Wings of Eagles, which also offers a fascinating glimpse into the ways and world of Ford: Ward Bond plays moviemaker John Dodge, a role modelled on Ford. Maureen O'Hara, Wayne's five-time co-star (including Ford's The Quiet Man), and Dan Dailey (of Ford's 1952 What Price Glory) play Spig's indomitable wife, Minnie, and cigar-chomping sidekick "Jughead" Carson.

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  • NAVAL AVIATION PIONEER!

    5
    By HENRY A. KYLE III
    The true story of COMMANDER FRANK WILBUR “SPIG” WEAD, USN comes alive in this classic Hollywood film. John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara portray real characters; which tell a story of great passion, admiration, and devotion to family and the United States Navy. What better way to commemorate Memorial Day; then by watching this immortalized war drama. Hollywood at its BEST... one of the GREAT MGM films directed by JOHN FORD! GO NAVY!

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