| The Wings | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Asther,_Nils_in_Vingarne_1916.jpg) Nils Asther in the film | |
| Directed by | Mauritz Stiller |
| Written by | Axel Esbensen Mauritz Stiller |
| Starring | Nils Asther Egil Eide Lars Hanson Lili Bech Julius Hälsig |
| Cinematography | Julius Jaenzon |
| Distributed by | Svenska Biografteatern |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Silent (Swedish intertitles) |
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. It 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.