Apparently, the list of its fans also includes Rian Johnson, who put an homage to the film in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
It’s a war film about World War I pilots, and it’s revered among classic film aficionados as one of the medium’s early technical triumphs.
The first movie to ever win the Academy Award for Best Picture, and the only fully silent movie to ever win, is called Wings from 1927.
And there are plenty more references in The Last Jedi, like the nods to Rashomon in the multiple flashbacks to the history between Kylo Ren and Luke Skywalker.
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The Last Jedi (2017) - Canto Bight Dolly Shot - Wings (1927)