Secret of the Wings

"Two Worlds. One Magical Secret."

2012 1h 15m EN

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7.3

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62%

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★7.3TMDB · 1,428🍅62%Rotten Tomatoes★7IMDB · 15,741

AnimationFamilyFantasyAdventure

Synopsis

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Tinkerbell wanders into the forbidden Winter woods and meets Periwinkle. Together they learn the secret of their wings and try to unite the warm fairies and the winter fairies to help Pixie Hollow.

“Two Worlds. One Magical Secret.”

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Cast

Mae Whitman
Tinker Bell (voice)
Lucy Hale
Periwinkle (voice)
Timothy Dalton
Lord Milori (voice)
Jeff Bennett
Dewey / Clank (voice)
Lucy Liu
Silvermist (voice)
Raven-Symoné
Iridessa (voice)
Megan Hilty
Rosetta (voice)
Pamela Adlon
Vidia (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peggy Holmes
Writers: Jane Wu, Bobs Gannaway, Peggy Holmes
Languages: English
Countries: India, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: India, United States of America.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Tinker Bell Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Joel McNeely. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Mark W. Rosenbaum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Mae Whitman and Lucy Hale and Timothy Dalton carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Two Worlds. One Magical Secret.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Peggy Holmes directs. Joel McNeely scores. Mark W. Rosenbaum cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in India, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 14 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: India, United States of America.
4Part of the "Tinker Bell Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Original score by Joel McNeely. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Mark W. Rosenbaum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Mae Whitman and Lucy Hale and Timothy Dalton carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Two Worlds. One Magical Secret.".
9IMDB entry: tt1217213 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "cold", "winter", "fairy tale", "fairy".
11Released under 26 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Original score: Joel McNeely
Editing: Mark W. Rosenbaum
Sound: Adam Jenkins
Runtime: 75 min · 1h 15m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Secret of the Wings (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes: 62% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 7/10 · 15,741 votes
MPAA: G

Awards

1 win & 5 nominations total

Part of

Tinker Bell Collection

Tinker Bell is a computer animated film series produced by DisneyToon Studios as part of the Disney Fairies franchise. Voices of Mae Whitman, Raven-Symoné, Lucy Liu, America Ferrera, Kristin Chenoweth and Pamela Adlon are featured in the films. Each of the first four films is set around one of the four seasons: Tinker Bell around Spring, Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure around Autumn, Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue around Summer, and Secret of the Wings around Winter. A fifth title, Pixie Hollow Games, was supposed to be based on all four seasons, but it was released before Secret of the Wings and scaled down. A sixth film, titled The Pirate Fairy, was released April 1, 2014, followed by the release of a seventh film Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast on March 3, 2015. The series is a spin-off of and prequel to Peter Pan and its sequel, Return to Never Land.