Before the war, a Fleet Air Arm pilot is dismissed for causing the death of a colleague. Working for a small Greek airline when the Germans invade Greece, he gets a chance to redeem himself and rejoin his old unit on a British carrier. This is regarded the last of the conventional, rather stiff 1930's style Ealing war films, to be succeeded by much more realism and better storytelling.
Credits
Ships with Wings Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Ian Fleming
He was 33, 56 years old when he died
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as Colonel |
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John Laurie
He was 44, 83 years old when he died
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as Lt.Comdr. Reid |
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Michael Rennie
He was 32, 61 years old when he died
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as Lieut. Maxwell |
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Cecil Parker
He was 44, 73 years old when he died
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as German Air Marshal |
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Edward Chapman
He was 40, 75 years old when he died
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as Papadopoulos |
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Hugh Williams
He was 37, 65 years old when he died
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as Wagner |
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Leslie Banks
She was 51, 61 years old when she died
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as Vice Adm. David Wetherby |
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Ann Todd
She was 32, 84 years old when she died
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as Kay Gordon |
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Betty Marsden
She was 22, 79 years old when she died
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as Jean |
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John Stuart
He was 43, 81 years old when he died
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as Commdr. Hood |
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Basil Sydney
He was 47, 73 years old when he died
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as Capt. Fairfax |
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Charles Victor
He was 45, 69 years old when he died
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as MacDermott |
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Jane Baxter
She was 32, 87 years old when she died
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as Celia Wetherby |
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Michael Wilding
He was 29, 66 years old when he died
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as Lieut. Grant |
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Hugh Burden
He was 28, 72 years old when he died
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as Sub.Lt. Weatherby |
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Frank Cellier
He was 57, 64 years old when he died
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as Gen. Scarappa |
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Morland Graham
He was 50, 57 years old when he died
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as C.P.O.Marsden |
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Frank Pettingell
He was 50, 75 years old when he died
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as Fields |
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John Clements
He was 31, 77 years old when he died
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as Lt. Dick Stacey |
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George Merritt
He was 50, 86 years old when he died
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as Surgeon Comdr. |
Ships with Wings Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Michael Balcon as Producer. He was 45 (81) years old when He died
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Production |
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Wilfred Shingleton as Art Direction. He was 27 (68) years old when He died
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Art |
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Wilkie Cooper as Cinematography. He was 30 (90) years old when He died
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Crew |
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Mutz Greenbaum as Cinematography. He was 45 (72) years old when He died
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Crew |
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Robert Hamer as Editor. He was 30 (52) years old when He died
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Editing |
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Ernest Irving as Music Director. He was 63 (74) years old when He died
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Sound |
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Diana Morgan as Screenplay. She was 9 (45) years old when She died
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Writing |
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Patrick Kirwan as Screenplay. He was 42 (85) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Austin Melford as Screenplay. He was 57 (87) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Eric Cross as Director of Photography. He was 39 (101) years old when He died
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Camera |
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Sergei Nolbandov as Director. He was 46 (76) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Sergei Nolbandov as Screenplay. He was 46 (76) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Roy Kellino as Cinematography. He was 29 (44) years old when He died
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Crew |
