Talk:Wings (1927 film)

1926 or 1927?
I was just watching an old episode of This Is Your Life with Jesse L. Lasky on it and it said this movie was from 1926. Which is it - 1926 or 1927? 70.69.50.77 03:50, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
 * 1927. (JosephASpadaro 06:42, 30 May 2007 (UTC))
 * All references list the film's release year as 1927, but it was not honored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences until early 1929. Sallyrob (talk) 11:49, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Recording started 1926. Parrotistic (talk) 13:20, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

Home Video
Although Wings has been shown on American Movie Classics and Turner Classic Movies, it has not been released on DVD. With the publication of William Wellman Jr.'s book, there is growing pressure to release the film on home video. Sallyrob (talk) 11:50, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

It's on VHS Spartacus007 (talk) 01:23, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

It's on DVD as well because I have it. Actually I have Cavalcade as well so that statement is incorrect. I'm a movie collector and own EVERY Best Picture. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.24.109.255 (talk) 05:46, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Neither Wings nor Cavalcade have had an official *Region 1* release. Amazon.co.uk lists the Cavacade Region 2 DVD, but not one for Wings. Ttenchantr (talk) 23:40, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Production
It is one of the first films to feature a male-on-male kiss – a fraternal one

Five years earlier,

In the 1922 "Blood and Sand" Valentino (as Juan Gallardo) kisses the character Zapaterin (or was it Chiripa?) who dies from being gored by a bull.

This and the mention of nudity seem to be more "cultural items" rather than "Production" - though I consider them important - everyone seems to forget that people have always been human! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.39.144.40 (talk) 04:27, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

I've just editing the first gay kiss section. I was able to find some information about the kiss being fraternal "The History of the Kiss!: The Birth of Popular Culture By M. Danesi pg 137-138 but was unable to verify that blood and sand is the first same sex kiss. There isn't a general consensus as far as i can see so I included a few that are commonly cited. That being said from what I could find out the first explicitly gay kiss between two men in a relationship is Sunday Bloody Sunday in 1971. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Falsebooles123 (talk • contribs) 05:45, 31 January 2022 (UTC)

"Pearl Harbor" (2001) is a rip-off of "Wings"
I think it should be mentioned that the 2001 movie "Pearl Harbor" was just a re-write of "Wings". 63.207.238.150 (talk) 09:25, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
 * It's noted, I'll look into it.Parrotistic (talk) 13:22, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Pure supposition, may not be worth it. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 14:10, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I concur with Bzuk. A quick search engine test does not reveal any kind of relationship. Erik (talk &#124; contribs) 14:53, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
 * The two movies have the same love triangle plot. Two guys in love with the same girl, one dies in the other's arms after the planes crash land.  The scene with Clara Bow, the ambulance driver, in the village right before it is bombed, then taking cover from the bombing, then the two pilots taking off to shoot down enemy planes--this is copied in "Pearl Harbor" for the sneak bombing attack on Pearl.  The champagne scene is derived from Wings.  And so on.  69.236.143.238 (talk) 01:18, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Hey IP user, ever hear the prase "nothing new under the sun?" Just because they share common dramatic themes does not mean the later one is a "copy" of the old one. Jersey John (talk) 23:11, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

Date of Rediscovery
What is the date (or at least the year) that this film was rediscovered? Does anyone know? I think I saw a news article from the 1980s about this film being found, but I can't find this article again right now. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.31.210.87 (talk) 07:51, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Had to be before 1985, since I have a VHS tape of the film that was released in 1985. --Ryanasaurus007 (talk) 17:29, 31 July 2014 (UTC)
 * No later than 1968, because there is a reference in a book from that year to Wings being "rescued" by the Cinémathèque Française. Tim Smith (talk) 07:30, 17 December 2023 (UTC)

Game Wings (Amiga GBA) a homage
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wings_%28video_game%29 http://www.cinemaware.com/history/ '' The gameplay looks similar to the action sequences of the 1927 silent movie also called Wings. The story shown before each mission is, however, different from the plot of the movie'' more: -before and after mission are silent movie text writings - same like in the movie - 'the bad Hun' style in writing ;) - name ;) 188.103.103.249 (talk) 22:51, 4 November 2012 (UTC)

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Public Domain?
Shouldn't this film have lapsed to the public domain decades ago? Or if not, who owns the rights? I trust this is valid information to add to the article. For instance: In 1997, Wings was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant", and the film was re-released to Cinemark theaters to  coincide with the 85th Anniversary for a limited run in May 2012. The Academy Film Archive preserved Wings in 2002. Wouldn't those preservation efforts have made the film public domain or do I not understand those processes?-- Ivo talk / contribs (join Project Portugal) 13:21, 16 April 2017 (UTC)

From my understanding, the original theatrical version is public domain, save for maybe the music. However, unless you find an intact version of the original print, all others would technically be derivatives. So, the original film version is also a lost film until we found a possible print in decent condition. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kadmos1 (talk • contribs) 19:42, 28 April 2018 (UTC)

Character names are indicated in on-screen cast credits for only four members of the cast
It should be noted that, since the character names are not specified in either the opening or closing credits [other than for the four leading cast members, their form in the cast list is taken from various resources, primarily TCMDb and IMDb, as well as from personal viewing by editors. For the record, below is a reproduction of the form in which the credits are depicted:

The closing credits only depict "The End". Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 18:27, 22 July 2019 (UTC)

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