The Wings of Eagles
“THE SKY IS THE LIMIT for Fun, Thrills, Excitement!”
The story of Frank W. "Spig" Wead - a Navy-flyer turned screenwriter.
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Cast
85 people
John Wayne
Frank W. 'Spig' Wead
Known for
The Searchers
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Dan Dailey
'Jughead' Carson
Known for
It's Always Fair Weather
There's No Business Like Show Business
Maureen O'Hara
Min Wead
Known for
Miracle on 34th Street
The Quiet Man
Ward Bond
John Dodge
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
The Searchers
Ken Curtis
John Dale Price
Known for
Robin Hood
Gunsmoke
Edmund Lowe
Adm. Moffett
Known for
Dinner at Eight
I Love You Again
Kenneth Tobey
Capt. Herbert Allen Hazard
Known for
The Thing from Another World
It Came from Beneath the Sea
James Todd
Jack Travis
Known for
Titanic
Barry Kelley
Capt. Jock Clark
Known for
The Asphalt Jungle
The Manchurian Candidate
Sig Ruman
Manager
Known for
To Be or Not to Be
Ninotchka
Henry O'Neill
Capt. Spear
Known for
The Reckless Moment
Jezebel
Willis Bouchey
Barton
Known for
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Big Heat
John Ford Director · Frank Fenton Screenplay William Wister Haines Screenplay
Worldwide gross $3.6M · Budget $2.6M · United States release January 31, 1957
Box office
Budget
$2,644,000
Worldwide gross
$3,650,000
Gross vs. budget
1.4×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 31, 1957
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
February 22, 1957 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 2000 · Physical · IMDB
France
October 9, 1957 · Theatrical
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