William Wellman’s ‘Wings’ was the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.
It was a silent movie, which marks an era of heightened melodrama, when filmmaking hadn’t yet fancied itself subtle. The movie was the only fully silent film that won an Academy Award.
This 1927 war movie, which starred Clara Bow, Charles Rogers and Richard Arlen, was screened at the ceremony, accompanied by a live organ. The film’s background was that of World War I. The movie revolves around two couples, and how their lives are disrupted by World War I.
The film’s director, William Wellman, was a prominent figure in Hollywood. His two best remembered films are ‘Wings’ and the 1937 version of ‘A Star Is Born’.
The movie was produced by Lucien Hubbard, and released by Paramount Pictures.
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