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The Wings (1916)

50m

Running Time

September 4, 1916
Release Date

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The Wings (1916)

Name: The Wings
Genre: Drama
Released: 1916-09-04

50m

Running Time

September 4, 1916
Release Date

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Plot.

The story is that of a conniving countess coming between a gay sculptor, Claude Zoret, and his bisexual model and lover, Mikaël, ultimately leading to Zoret's death in a raging storm at the base of a statue of Mikaël as the mythological Icarus. The film is missing 19 minutes of run time.

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This Movie Is About.

lgbt ·

silent film ·

partially lost film ·

gay theme

Cast & Crew.

Egil Eide

Claude Zoret

Lars Hanson

Eugène Mikael

Lili Beck

Lucia de Zamikow

Nils Asther

Aspiring actor

Julius Hälsig

Zoret's Friend

Julius Jaenzon

Cameraman / Director of Photography

Bertil Junggren

Friend of Claude Zoret

Albin Lavén

Charles Schwitt

Thure Holm

Doctor

Mauritz Stiller

Director / Screenplay

Axel Esbensen

Art Direction / Writer

Herman Bang

Novel

Media.

Details.

Release Date
September 4, 1916

Original Name
Vingarne

Status
Released

Running Time
50m

Genres
Drama

Wiki.

The Wings (Swedish: Vingarne) is a 1916 Swedish silent film directed by Mauritz Stiller, starring Nils Asther, Egil Eide, Lars Hanson, Lili Bech, and Julius Hälsig, and was based on Herman Bang's 1902 novel Mikaël, which was the same source Carl Theodor Dreyer used for his 1924 film Michael.

Besides being an early gay-themed film, it is also notable for its innovative use of a framing story and telling the plot primarily through the use of flashbacks.