1927 Wings Trailer

Fan made trailer for William A. Wellman's Wings.

Now on Blu-Ray!

Music is Mars, Bringer Of War by Gustav Holst, from The Planets.

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  Film & Animation

[cactusblue60]

Are you kidding me?? Not a great film? Yes, it was melodramatic, but so were most silent movies, they didn't have their voices available to help mute the physical acting. The aerial sequences were far ahead of their time, and are probably the main reason Wings won the first Best Picture Oscar. I wish someone would do a fully orchestrated soundtrack, I know they were trying to stay in period with the theater organ, but please. Thanks for posting, great trailer regardless.

[Saturnome]

It's reputation placed my expectations pretty high, I guess... It's enjoyable as I have wrote, but Clara Bow herself starred in a better movie that same year in my opinion ("It"). People curious to see the first Oscar winner and who aren't used to silents may be disappointed.

I agree that the aerial sequences are excellent though!

[pisces2222]

I liked the tracking in at the beginning of this clip, with all the different couples.

It's no wonder that this film won best picture - and for the very first time, too!

Although personally I loved Metropolis - that should've won some awards. Yay early science fiction!

Thanks for posting this - I will check it out sometime soon

[YDDES]

Most aircraft were loaned from the US Army. Only a few were genuin WW1 aircraft.

[qazwsx121272]

I like the great film-wings!

[Del Evans]

The Debut Best Winner Oscar Winning Feature

[Maudia Hajar]

The original romance story of Pearl Harbour ..

[TheEnviousdominous]

Define soon.

[Blaq Xip]

Nice! Coming Soon?!?!

[TramularConductus]

This was filmed in 1927. Hitler was largely totally unheard of. This was 12 years before the start of World War II.

[TramularConductus]

And not a single digitally enhanced or computer created scene to be seen. :D Great films can be made without the aid of computers. See, SEE!!

[Fr W]

Nice job! The film has some of the best aerial combat sequences ever filmed. No CGIs in this one - you're looking at the real deal!