THE WINGS OF EAGLES [IMPORT] (SOUS-TITRES FRANAIS)

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• Release Year: 1957
• Genre: War
• Plot: Frank 'Spig' Wead's life story, as directed by real-life friend John Ford, starring John Wayne as the hot-shot aviation expert who transforms the U.S. Navy in the 1920s with his piloting prowess, rivaling (but not alienating) the Army in aviation power; later, after suffering a spinal cord injury and a separation from his wife and children, Wead discovers an untapped talent for writing, becoming a successful screenwriter and playwright! Ford bounces jovially from aerial slapstick to human drama to personal tragedy to wartime chaos, and, despite some bumps, keeps this biography lively and colorful. ; ; John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara, both of whom toss cigarettes and matches away with abandon, are reassuring as husband and wife, and though O'Hara's initial exit is perplexing, Ford's handling of the narrative doesn't jar us with unresolved feelings. The third act during WWII is just a jumble of patriotic scenes, but Wayne's expression at the finale is surprisingly genuine. He and Ford do Wead's incredible story justice.
• Cast: John Wayne, Dan Dailey, Maureen O'Hara, Ward Bond, Ken Curtis, Edmund Lowe, Kenneth Tobey, James Todd, Barry Kelley, Sig Ruman, Henry O'Neill, Willis Bouchey, Dorothy Jordan, Tige Andrews, Veda Ann Borg, Danny Borzage, Olive Carey, Franklyn Farnum, James Flavin, Mimi Gibson, Fred Graham, Sam Harris, William Henry, Louis Jean Heydt, Stuart Holmes, Christopher James, Janet Lake, William Paul Lowery, Cliff Lyons, Mae Marsh, May McAvoy, Alberto Morin, Forbes Murray, Peter Ortiz, Jack Pennick, Chuck Roberson, Evelyn Rudie, Arthur Salzfass, Harry Strang, William Tracy, Charles Trowbridge, Dale Van Sickel, Harlan Warde, Blue Washington, Terry Wilson, John Ford, Frank Fenton, William Wister Haines
• Director: John Ford
• Runtime: 1:50
• Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, MGM, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Turner Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie