There are angels on the streets of Berlin.
Wings of Desire
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Synopsis
Two angels, Damiel and Cassiel, glide through the streets of Berlin, observing the bustling population, providing invisible rays of hope to the distressed but never interacting with them. When Damiel falls in love with lonely trapeze artist Marion, the angel longs to experience life in the physical world, and finds — with some words of wisdom from actor Peter Falk — that it might be possible for him to take human form.
- Directed by
- Wim Wenders
- Written by
- Peter Handke, Richard Reitinger, Wim Wenders
Cast
Bruno Ganz
Damiel
Solveig Dommartin
Marion
Otto Sander
Cassiel
Curt Bois
Homer
Peter Falk
The Filmstar
Hans Martin Stier
The Dying Man
Elmar Wilms
A Sad Man
Sigurd Rachman
The Suicide
Beatrice Manowski
Young Prostitute
Bruno Rosaz
The Clown
Laurent Petitgand
The Bandleader
Chick Ortega
The Drummer
Otto Kuhnle
The Juggler
Christoph Merg
The Juggler
Peter Werner
The Manager
Teresa Harder
In the Library - The Angel
Details
- Released
- September 23, 1987
- Runtime
- 2h 8m
- Status
- Released
- Language
- DE
- Original title
- Der Himmel über Berlin
- Country
- Germany, France
- Budget
- $2,500,000
- Box office
- $3,548,590
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