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(December 2008 )

Biography, Drama, War

USA / English

John Wayne	Frank W. 'Spig' Wead
Maureen O'Hara	Min Wead
Ward Bond	John Dodge
Dan Dailey	'Jughead' Carson
Ken Curtis	John Dale Price
Edmund Lowe	Adm. Moffett
Kenneth Tobey	Capt. Herbert Allen Hazard
James Todd	Jack Travis
Barry Kelley	Capt. Jock Clark
Sig Ruman	Manager

Director	John Ford
Producer	Charles Schnee; James E. Newcom
Writer	Frank Fenton; William Wister Haines

John Wayne plays Spig and Ford directs The Wings of Eagles, which also offers a fascinating glimpse into the ways and world of Ford: Ward Bond plays moviemaker John Dodge, a role modeled on Ford. Maureen O'Hara, Wayne's five-time co-star (including Ford's The Quiet Man), and Dan Dailey (of Ford's 1952 What Price Glory?) play Spig's indomitable wife Min and cigar-chomping sidekick "Jughead" Carson.

Edition Details
Barcode	012569530324
Region	Any Region
Release Date	06-Jun-06
Screen Ratio	Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles	None
Audio Tracks	Dolby 2.0 Mono
Layers	Single Side, Single Layer
Nr of Disks/Tapes	1

Personal Details
Purchase Date	December 2008
Store	Torrent
Tags	BT:AVI
Links	DVD Empire IMDB

The life-inspired story of reckless, fun-loving, romantic "Spig" Wead, Squadron Commander! Cmdr. Frank "Spig" Wead was a pioneer aviator, renowned screenwriter (whose works include John Ford's They Were Expendable) and a man of war. The skies beckoned Spig to action; a crippling injury ultimately left him powerless to act, propelling him to discover the power of his pen. He was talented, driven, flawed, a friend of Ford's - and the subject of this compassionate biography.