Restoration
As the original negatives are lost, the closest to an original print is a spare negative stored in Paramount's vaults. Suffering from decay and defects, the negative was fully restored with modern technology. For the restored version of Wings, the original music score was re-orchestrated. The sound effects were recreated at Skywalker Sound using archived audio. The scenes using the Handschiegl color process were also recreated for the restored version.
On January 24, 2012, Paramount released a "meticulously restored" version of Wings on DVD and Blu-ray formats. The restored and remastered version of Wings, presented in high-definition coinciding with the centennial anniversary of Paramount.
On May 2 and 16, 2012, the film saw a limited re-release exclusively in select Cinemark theaters with two showings daily.
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