UNITED STATES · 1944

Winged Victory

George Cukor
military training friendship coming of age World War II tragedy
Trailer
Synopsis

Pinky Scariano, Allan Ross, and Frankie Davis all join the Army Air Forces with hopes of becoming pilots. In training, they meet and become pals with Bobby Grills and Irving Miller, and the five struggle through the rigid training and grueling tests involved in becoming pilots. Not all of them succeed, and tragedy awaits for some.

Year1944
CountryUnited States
DirectorGeorge Cukor
Winged Victory poster

More from George Cukor

United States
Rich and Famous
Rich and Famous
1981 · United States
The Corn is Green
The Corn is Green
1979 · United States
The Blue Bird
The Blue Bird
1976 · United States

Films with Similar Themes

military training · friendship · coming of age · World War II · tragedy
The Goldbrick
The Goldbrick
1943 · Frank Tashlin
I Wanted Wings
I Wanted Wings
1941 · Mitchell Leisen
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights
2011 · Lauren Montgomery
Tigerland
Tigerland
2000 · Joel Schumacher
An Officer and a Gentleman
An Officer and a Gentleman
1982 · Taylor Hackford
War Machine
War Machine
2026 · Patrick Hughes

More from United States

Cinema of United States
Winning Your Wings (Air Force recruiting film
Winning Your Wings (Air Force recruiting film
1942 · John Huston
I Wanted Wings
I Wanted Wings
1941 · Mitchell Leisen
Flight Command
Flight Command
1940 · Frank Borzage