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The Wings of Eagles

“THE SKY IS THE LIMIT for Fun, Thrills, Excitement!”

1957 · 1 h 50 min
Directed by John Ford
BiographyDramaWar

Cast

Cast not recorded here

Plot

The story of Frank "Spig" Wead, a Navy flyer turned screenwriter after an accident.

Sinekatalog’s take

John Ford's biopic, with John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara, is sentimental and rowdy, a mix of drama and slapstick.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (5,063 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.