Wings of Desire
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Wings of Desire (1987)

12A
24/06/2022 (GB)
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
2h 8m

There are angels on the streets of Berlin.

Overview

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.

  • Wim WendersDirector, Screenplay
  • Peter HandkeScreenplay
  • Richard ReitingerScreenplay
  • Original Title

    Der Himmel über Berlin

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    German

  • Budget

    $2,500,000

  • Revenue

    $3,210,139

Keywords

  • berlin, germany
  • dreams
  • library
  • circus
  • angel
  • berlin wall
  • immortality
  • observer
  • melancholy
  • perception
  • thoughtful
  • mortality
  • dramatic
  • ambiguous

Top Billed Cast

Bruno Ganz

Bruno Ganz

Damiel

Solveig Dommartin

Solveig Dommartin

Marion

Otto Sander

Otto Sander

Cassiel

Curt Bois

Curt Bois

Homer

Peter Falk

Peter Falk

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Hans Martin Stier

Hans Martin Stier

The Dying Man

Elmar Wilms

Elmar Wilms

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Beatrice Manowski

Beatrice Manowski

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