Le ali delle aquile (1957)
Nel 1919 Frank W. "Spig" Wead è un pilota aereo della Marina che sostiene l'importanza che avrà in futuro l'aviazione. La sua carriera è folgorante, cosa che però lo allontana dalla moglie e dalla vita familiare. Dopo una caduta rimane paralizzato, ma trova la forza di reagire, diventando scrittore e sceneggiatore di successo. Dopo Pearl Harbor, rientra in Marina. La vita di Frank Wead, pioniere dell'aviazione e scrittore, ma soprattutto grande amico di Ford, è trattata dal regista con grande affetto. Secondo abitudine, Ford sa miscelare umorismo, avventura, dramma in una prospettiva di distacco senile. Godibilissima l'autoparodia con Ward Bond nei panni del regista John Dodge.
Direttore:
John Ford
Scrittori:
William Wister Haines, Frank Fenton.
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John Wayne as Frank W. 'Spig' Wead |
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Dan Dailey as 'Jughead' Carson |
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Maureen O'Hara as Min Wead |
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Ward Bond as John Dodge |
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Ken Curtis as John Dale Price |
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Edmund Lowe as Adm. Moffett |
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Kenneth Tobey as Capt. Herbert Allen Hazard |
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James Todd as Jack Travis |
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Barry Kelley as Capt. Jock Clark |
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Sig Ruman as Manager |
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Henry O'Neill as Capt. Spear |
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Willis Bouchey as Barton |
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Dorothy Jordan as Rose Brentmann |
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Evelyn Rudie as Doris Wead (uncredited) |
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Chuck Roberson as Officer (uncredited) |
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Ray Baker as Captain (uncredited) |
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Peter Ortiz as Lt. Charles Dexter (uncredited) |
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Stuart Holmes as Producer (uncredited) |
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Tige Andrews as Arizona Pincus (uncredited) |
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Frank Baker as Police Officer (uncredited) |
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Audrey Betz as Tourist (uncredited) |
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Veda Ann Borg as Lovely (uncredited) |
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Danny Borzage as Pete (uncredited) |
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George Bruggeman as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Olive Carey as Bridy O'Faolain (uncredited) |
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Gordon Carveth as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Donald Chaffin as Spectator at Screening (uncredited) |
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Russ Clark as Cop (uncredited) |
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Ruth Clifford as Tourist (uncredited) |
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Tom Coleman as Spectator at Screening (uncredited) |
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Oliver Cross as Premier Guest (uncredited) |
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Jane Crowley as Tourist (uncredited) |
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Dan Dowling as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Michael Dugan as Captain (uncredited) |
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Ken DuMain as Spectator at Screening (uncredited) |
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Franklyn Farnum as Premier Guest (uncredited) |
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Fred Fisher as Officer (uncredited) |
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James Flavin as MP at Garden Party (uncredited) |
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William Forrest as Admiral Gooding (uncredited) |
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Raoul Freeman as Committee Member (uncredited) |
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Kenneth Gibson as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Mimi Gibson as Lila Wead (uncredited) |
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James Gonzalez as Board Member (uncredited) |
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Fred Graham as Officer in Brawl (uncredited) |
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Sam Harris as Patient (uncredited) |
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Marcoreta Hellman as Tourist (uncredited) |
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William Henry as Naval Aide (uncredited) |
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Louis Jean Heydt as Dr. John Keye (uncredited) |
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Shep Houghton as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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John Hudkins as Officer in Brawl (uncredited) |
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Ray Hyke as Lieutenant (uncredited) |
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William Joyce as Naval Aide (uncredited) |
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Janet Lake as Nurse (uncredited) |
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Leota Lorraine as Red Outfit Wife (uncredited) |
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William Paul Lowery as Wead's Baby - 'Commodore' (uncredited) |
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Cliff Lyons as Officer in Brawl (uncredited) |
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Mae Marsh as Nurse Crumley (uncredited) |
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May McAvoy as Nurse (uncredited) |
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Jody McCrea as Tex Brooks (uncredited) |
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Frank McLure as Committee Member (uncredited) |
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Matt Moore as Doctor (uncredited) |
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Bob Morgan as Officer in Brawl (uncredited) |
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Alberto Morin as Second Manager (uncredited) |
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Sol Murgi as Spectator at Screening (uncredited) |
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Forbes Murray as Congressman (uncredited) |
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Web Overlander as Congressman (uncredited) |
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Jack Pennick as Joe McGuffey (uncredited) |
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Gil Perkins as Officer in Brawl (uncredited) |
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John Rosser as Army Officer (uncredited) |
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Arthur Salzfass as Navy Pilot (uncredited) |
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Jeffrey Sayre as Committee Member (uncredited) |
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Scott Seaton as Premier Guest (uncredited) |
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Mabel Smaney as Tourist (uncredited) |
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Tom Steele as Officer in Brawl (uncredited) |
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Harry Strang as Bartender (uncredited) |
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William Tracy as Air Officer (uncredited) |
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Charles Trowbridge as Adm. Crown (uncredited) |
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Dale Van Sickel as Naval Officer (uncredited) |
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Eleanore Vogel as Tourist (uncredited) |
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Ralph Volkie as Jimmie (uncredited) |
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Harlan Warde as Executive Officer (uncredited) |
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Blue Washington as Bartender at Officer's Club (uncredited) |
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Luree Wiese as Tourist (uncredited) |
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Terry Wilson as Naval Officer (uncredited) |
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Judith Woodbury as Spectator at Screening (uncredited) |
| Directing | John Ford | Director |
| Writing | William Wister Haines | Screenplay |
| Writing | Frank Wead | Writer |
| Writing | Frank Fenton | Screenplay |
| Crew | Warren Newcombe | Special Effects |
| Crew | John Dale Price | Technical Advisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | A. Arnold Gillespie | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Walter Plunkett | Wardrobe Master |
| Sound | Wesley C. Miller | Sound Supervisor |
| Crew | Ronnie Rondell Jr. | Stunts |
| Production | James E. Newcom | Associate Producer |
| Art | Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Jeff Alexander | Original Music Composer |
| Art | F. Keogh Gleason | Set Decoration |
| Production | Charles Schnee | Producer |
| Camera | Paul Vogel | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Gene Ruggiero | Editor |
| Art | Malcolm Brown | Art Direction |
| Art | William A. Horning | Art Direction |
| Directing | Wingate Smith | Assistant Director |
| Sound | James Brock | Sound |
| Crew | Fred Graham | Stunts |
| Crew | Chuck Hayward | Stunts |
| Crew | John Hudkins | Stunts |
| Crew | Cliff Lyons | Stunts |
| Crew | Paul Mantz | Stunts |
| Crew | Frank McGrath | Stunts |
| Crew | Bob Morgan | Stunts |
| Crew | Chuck Roberson | Stunts |
| Crew | Paul Stader | Stunts |
| Crew | Dale Van Sickel | Stunts |
| Crew | Jack Williams | Stunts |
| Crew | Terry Wilson | Stunts |
